Category Archives: labor woes
Philippine state security forces resume attacks vs. activists
By Gerry Albert Corpuz in Manila and Axel Pinpin in Calamba City MANILA, Philippines- Barely 26 days before apparent Philippine President Sen. Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III assume the presidency from President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, alleged members of a death squad … Continue reading
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Noynoy told: You can’t really sell Hacienda Luisita, it is not yours
By Gerry Albert Corpuz and Billy Javier Reyes MANILA, Philippines-One of the groups supporting the fight of Hacienda Luisita workers expressed outrage on Tuesday over a controversial statement of Liberal Party (LP) standard-bearer Senator Benigno Simeon “Noynoy” Aquino III that … Continue reading
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Noynoy siblings are stupid in blaming baby boom for Luisita workers sorry state
By Jay Cuesta, Chocolate Moose Fernandez and Gerry Albert Corpuz Manila, Philippines- Four of the biggest rural-based organizations—the activist farmers group Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), the leftwing fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya), the peasant … Continue reading
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Gov’t no contingency plans on tuna job crisis, says fishers group
By Sugar Hicap and Billy Javier-Reyes in General Santos City and Bb. Joyce Cabral and Gerry Albert Corpuz in Manila Manila, Philippines- The left-leaning fisherfolk alliance Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) on Thursday lamented that the Macapagal-Arroyo … Continue reading
Palace asked: “Explain alleged conspiracy with Cojuangco-Aquino on SCTEx deal
by Kremlin Montenegro and Viva Regala-Alonzo Manila, Philippines-Leftwing militants supporting the fight of striking farmworkers in Hacienda Luisita on Saturday asked Malacanang Palace to explain its role on the alleged overpricing of the Subic-Clark-Tarlac Expressway (SCTEx) project. In a joint … Continue reading
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Luisita workers asked Supreme Court to cite Cojuangcos, RCBC for contempt
By Jayjay Jaiho, contributor Tarlac City, Tarlac- Striking farmworkers in the 6,453-hectare Hacienda Luisita sugar estate owned by the family of the late President Corazon Cojuangco-Aquino today asked the Supreme Court to cite in contempt the Cojuangcos and management officials … Continue reading
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KMU slaps Palace’s direct hand in layoff of 700 SLEX workers
Contributed to The Pamalakaya Times No holiday in protesting Arroyo’s job massacres Even the spirit of Christmas failed to put off the Arroyo government’s layoff plans, as it directed the sudden retrenchment of at least 700 Philippine National Construction Corporation … Continue reading
Port workers hit jobless New Year
Contributed to The Pamalakaya Times Manila, Philippines- Facing a ‘jobless new year’ ahead of them, thousands of port workers and vendors in North Harbor in Manila staged a rally this morning in Mendiola to demand immediate government action on the … Continue reading
