Fishing expenses up by 120% since oil price hike – fishers group
“If adequate support is not provided, fish production and the country's food security are at serious risk."
Fishing expenses up by 120% since oil price hike – fishers group
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Over 700 families near Carbon Market face displacement, red-tagging amid privatization
Over 700 families near Carbon Market face displacement, red-tagging amid privatization
“If this demolition pushes through, I will lose customers and the livelihood I inherited from my family. Being relocated would also mean more expenses for commuting and for transporting the food I sell.”
Ordinary Filipinos endure heat, lengthy wait for cheaper rice
Ordinary Filipinos endure heat, lengthy wait for cheaper rice
"They should not accommodate 500 persons only in a day because they have a lot of stock. We did not ask for rice; we will buy it from them."
Leyte poor suffer from oil price hikes
Leyte poor suffer from oil price hikes
“It is important that the government increases the daily minimum wage of the Filipino workers."
‘Made In Taiwan’ or ‘Made with Forced Labor’?
‘Made In Taiwan’ or ‘Made with Forced Labor’?
The fight is about whether migrant workers can speak out without losing their jobs, housing and right to stay.
Women skip meals as oil prices soar – CWR
Women skip meals as oil prices soar – CWR
Policies favor private corporations over public welfare, further marginalizing women.
Aid, other government measures not enough to cushion impacts of oil price hikes – groups
Aid, other government measures not enough to cushion impacts of oil price hikes – groups
“Without price controls and the repeal of deregulation policies, these measures merely create an illusion of control."
Solons, transport workers slam ‘useless’ energy emergency declaration
Solons, transport workers slam ‘useless’ energy emergency declaration
Absence of concrete price control mechanisms leaves transport workers, farmers, fisherfolk, and low-income households vulnerable to what it described as “war-driven oil shock."
Aid not enough amid oil price hikes
Aid not enough amid oil price hikes
Assistance is insufficient to offset the effects of rising fuel prices on agricultural production.
Oil price hikes renew calls to junk regional wage system
Oil price hikes renew calls to junk regional wage system
Aside from the abolition of regional wages, KMU is pushing for immediate economic relief for the workers and the junking of regressive taxes on oil, food, and basic social services.
Migrant workers call for repeal of Oil Deregulation Law, excessive taxes amid price hikes
Migrant workers call for repeal of Oil Deregulation Law, excessive taxes amid price hikes
According to the groups, suspending the excise tax is a mere “temporary fix” when people’s organizations had long been calling for the repeal of the Oil Deregulation Law to regulate the prices of oil and other petroleum products.
Cebu transport sector demands oil price rollback, junking of Oil Deregulation Law
Cebu transport sector demands oil price rollback, junking of Oil Deregulation Law
Without government intervention, public utility drivers will continue to bear the brunt of rising fuel prices as their daily earnings steadily decline.
‘Sana oil’| As Filipinos suffer mega oil price hikes, prices barely moved in our ASEAN neighbors
‘Sana oil’| As Filipinos suffer mega oil price hikes, prices barely moved in our ASEAN neighbors
Jeepney drivers and Filipino consumers do not have to be at the mercy of oil companies. The oil industry does not have to be deregulated. Oil prices can be controlled. The government does not have to be useless.
UP fisheries students push for exclusive waters for small-scale fishers
UP fisheries students push for exclusive waters for small-scale fishers
The study of aquatic resources cannot be divorced from the communities whose survival depends on them.
Rodriguez, Rizal community calls for action over buried bodies at landfill
Rodriguez, Rizal community calls for action over buried bodies at landfill
“There’s no way that I’ll exchange my son’s life for just mere money. I told them they just need to find my son no matter what.” – a father of one of the missing individuals
Cebu vendors oppose public market privatization
Cebu vendors oppose public market privatization
Vendors said proceeded without prior consultation or notice.
Change in PrimeWater ownership did not end Bukidnon city consumers’ woes
Change in PrimeWater ownership did not end Bukidnon city consumers’ woes
Even to this day, residents express outrage because of low to no water connection in several areas in Malaybalay City, yet monthly bills continue
Reality Check: Sapat ba ang P500 pang-noche buena?
Reality Check: Sapat ba ang P500 pang-noche buena?
Sinabi ni Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Cristina Roque na sapat daw ang P500 na noche buena para sa pamilyang may apat na miyembro.
Scientists denounce corruption, lack of government support
Scientists denounce corruption, lack of government support
“Personally, I felt its weight. Stipend delays have become a real struggle, especially now that my mother, a single mom, can barely sustain my daily needs.”
Kawasaki union officials prevented from returning to work as strike ends
Kawasaki union officials prevented from returning to work as strike ends
“There might be an Assumption of Jurisdiction order from Labor Secretary Laguesma, but we will continue to fight until we fully achieve our benefits, just wages, and the return to work of our seven fellow unionists that were illegally dismissed by the company.”
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