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‘Who is it for?’: Labor group questions ASEAN Summit’s toll on workers

By Cristina Chi | 3 days ago

DSWD has aided 30 Pasay vendors affected by security restrictions, but group says employees of affected businesses may also...

Headlines

Chief Justice Zalameda urged to accelerate resolution of labor cases

By Ian Laqui | 4 days ago

In a statement on Saturday, November 7, Federation of Free Workers (FFW) National President Sonny Matula appealed for a comprehensive...

Headlines

CALABARZON minimum wage earners get up to P45 daily raise

October 10, 2026 - 3:30pm

Minimum wage earners in CALABARZON will get up to P45 more a day starting October 26, the region’s wage board announced...

Headlines

EDITORIAL - Standing with teachers

October 4, 2026 - 8:46pm

In 1966, the International Labor Organization and the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization forged an agreement establishing global benchmarks for teachers’ rights, recruitment, employment...

Opinion

Unfair labor practice

By Atty. Aeron Aldrich B. Halos | September 29, 2026 - 12:00am

Puwede bang matanggal ang empleyado dahil sumali siya sa union kahit sinabihan na siya ng kanyang bisor na huwag sumali rito?

Punto Mo

Labor groups cry ‘deception’ over P60 wage order

By Christine Boton | September 11, 2026 - 12:00am

Labor groups yesterday accused the Department of Labor and Employment  of misleading workers following the issuance of...

Nation

Wage board clears P60 NCR wage hike while P85 order remains frozen

By Renalyn Ramirez | September 9, 2026 - 12:33pm

Metro Manila's wage board approved a new P60 daily minimum wage increase while the earlier P85 hike remains tied up in...

Headlines

SolGen asks Pasig court to resolve motions on wage hike freeze order

By Ian Laqui | September 6, 2026 - 1:48pm

The Office of the Solicitor General asked a Pasig City court to immediately resolve its pending motion for reconsideration...

Headlines

Labor groups: After steel plant raids, Filipino plant workers remain displaced

By Ian Laqui | September 4, 2026 - 3:16pm

Around 900 workers lost jobs or income after government raids.

Headlines

Labor groups ask Supreme Court to void orders blocking NCR wage hike

By Ian Laqui | August 12, 2026 - 5:01pm

Workers challenge Pasig, Navotas court orders blocking the wage hike.

Headlines