PH labor laws say that employees performing tasks that are “necessary and desirable to the usual business of the company” are considered regular employees.
Month: June 2016
NDF, incoming Duterte peace panel agree to hold formal talks in July
Dureza credited Duterte for his “bold and out-of-the-box positions” that enabled them to achieve “very significant steps” in their initial talks with the NDFP.
Fight for our forests! Save Mt. Talinis from EDC’s destructive power plant!
Communities and local environmentalists are fighting the construction of a geothermal plant that threatens Mt. Talinis, the “last frontier” of Negros Oriental.
Women’s rights defender, union activist freed
“While we celebrate her release, we continue to mount appeals for the immediate release of all political prisoners, especially the sick, women and the elderly.”
Duterte urged to look into Mary Jane’s case
“We know his strong sentiments against drugs. We also know that he is fully informed of Mary Jane’s innocence. I know he will help her.”
Students greet new school year with protests vs. K to 12
“The K to 12 program promises three things: work, business and college. It is not even assured that once you graduate from college, you will get a job.”
Aquino’s legacy | Media killings unabated, press freedom under siege
Under Aquino, 39 journalists have been gunned down.
Aquino’s power legacy
June 8 marks the 15th anniversary of the Energy Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001 which effectively transferred control of the entire indutry to private corporations. Weeks into the end of Aquino’s term and the start of Dutete’s, it is an opportune time to look back at how this law (and Aquino) shaped the…
Youth groups to Duterte: Fight US-China imperialism
By GINO ESTELLA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Several progressive youth organizations took to the streets here on Philippine Independence Day to urge incoming President Rodrigo Duterte to take more pro-country steps in his administration. Around a hundred people from groups such as the League of Filipino Students (LFS), Anakbayan, Kabataan Partylist and the College Editors Guild…
Hopes high at political detainees’ art exhibit in UP Diliman
Incoming President Rodrigo Duterte’s statement about freeing political detainees spurs optimism inside detention cells, and at an art show.
Communities rally to save Fabella Hospital
The impending closure of Fabella will not only affect hospital patients and employees, but may also lead to the displacement of families residing nearby.