Mining firm contractor faces own labor problem

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | June 8, 2014 - 12:00am

The workers union of a contracting company of Carmen Copper Corporation in Toledo City has filed a notice of strike before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board.

Labor group asks DOLE to deputize union officials

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | May 11, 2014 - 12:00am

Militant labor group Partido ng Manggagawa-Cebu called on the Department of Labor and Employment to deputize union presidents and officers as labor inspectors in order to strengthen the enforcement of labor standards...

Militant labor groups slam gov’t on high unemployment rate

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | May 6, 2014 - 12:00am

The militant labor group, Partido ng Manggagawa, said that lack of agro-industrial policy and high power rates are reasons behind the country’s chronic unemployment problem.

Fuentebella and PDA

March 15, 2014 - 12:00am

On March 1, 2014, Mr. Alex Magno wrote about the rehashed and recycled issues raised by former Camarines Sur governor Luis “LRay” Villafuerte against my client, former Rep. Arnulfo Fuentebella, before...

Letters to the Editor

Group wants gov’t to stop labor export

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | July 15, 2013 - 12:00am

The militant labor party, the Partido ng Manggagawa-Cebu, is calling on the government to stop promoting labor export and start developing domestic industry to provide local jobs.

Probe sought into “BPO sweatshops”

By Mitchelle L. Palaubsanon | July 9, 2013 - 12:00am

Cebu City-based Inter-Call Center Association of Workers (ICCAW), a newly formed group of call center workers called on Senator Miriam Defensor Santiago to investigate what it called “BPO sweatshops”...

Deskorso

By Teban ug Goliat | June 2, 2013 - 12:00am

MAYOR: (loud deskorso) .... Akong isaad kaninyong tanan, nga basta mudaog ko patagon nako ang inyong bukid.

Banat Kalingawan

La Union politics Eriguels keep posts

By Jun Elias | May 26, 2013 - 12:00am

La Union second district Rep. Eufranio Eriguel and his wife, Mayor Sandra Eriguel of Agoo town, are keeping their posts for another term, as they and majority of their allies in the Nationalist People’s Coalition...

Let everyone run independent?

May 15, 2013 - 12:00am

TO LEVEL THE FIELD? A political science teacher says there might be a level playing field for all political candidates if each would run on his/her own without party support.

Freeman Opinion

Navotas

April 26, 2013 - 11:29am