Ako si Me-Ann at ito ang #KwentongLockdown ko. Isa akong street sweeper sa Novaliches. Nang ipatupad ang lockdown, kaming mga babaeng street sweeper ay hindi na muna pinapasok. Mga lalaki na lang daw muna ang magpapatuloy sa trabaho. Kaya naman matinding hirap ang hinaharap namin sa pagkukuhaan ng panggastos pang-araw-araw. Para makaraos ay naisip naming magkakapitbahay na […]
Ako si Melvin at ito ang #KwentongLockdown ko. Isa akong welder sa isang kumpanya sa Valenzuela. May isang anak ako at buntis ang aking asawa. No work-no pay ang trabaho ko. Nakatanggap lang ako ng 13th month pay na nagkakahalagang P1,700 mula sa kumpanya. Hindi pa ako nakakuha ng pangakong financial assistance ng DOLE na […]
We condemn in highest possible terms, the brutal and senseless killing of retired soldier Winston Ragos. His murder only shows how cruel the Duterte government’s militarist approach is, in this battle against the COVID-19 pandemic. This is what happens when the leader of the state declares on national tv a “shoot them dead” order to […]
On April 15, 2020, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) announced that its COVID-19 Adjustment Measure Program (CAMP) is now closed for new applications. OIC Assistant Secretary Dominique Tutay said that this is to give way to the transition to the wage subsidy for small business program of the Department of Finance. The Center […]
Amid the threats posed by the COVID-19 pandemic and the Enhanced Community Quarantine (ECQ) imposed in Luzon, the military continues harassment and red-tagging the trade unionists and labor rights defenders in Coca-Cola Femsa Philippines, Inc. in Sta. Rosa, Laguna. On April 6, 2020, labor alliance Pagkakaisa ng Manggagawa sa Timog Katagalugan (PAMANTIK-KMU) reported that on March […]
“We are calling for the immediate and unconditional release of the #SanRoque21. Their grievance for food and aid is legitimate, just and should be immediately addressed. The Duterte administration should see the spontaneous protest for what it really is, not an attempt to destabilize or defy the government or a simple show of Filipinos’ ‘katigasan ng […]
