Sy may indeed be a hardworking man. But so are his conglomerate’s employees. With Sy’s determined use of neoliberal policies such as contractualization, the fruits of tens of thousands of his employees’ hard work go largely to his companies’ profits. Here lies the unheralded side of his Forbes-topping net worth, the secret to his centavo to billion peso taipan tale and why labor groups are raising their placards to hail the Endo King.
Patay na ang Contractual King pero patuloy ang legasiya ng sistemang kontraktwal sa loob ng SM. 99% ng kanilang mga manggagawa ay contractual kaya mas dapat i-expose ang kabulukan ng sistemang ito.
What could possibly explain the exclusion of these giant conglomerates – two of the biggest not only in the Philippines but also in the Asian region? By ARNOLD PADILLA Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has recently released a list...
Various groups lambasted the mall conglomerate for exploitation of workers.
Small fishermen in Patungan, Maragondon, Cavite are being driven away by real estate developers to give way to a high-end resort and other commercial establishments.
“We were happy then. We had food on the table. We were earning modestly and can send our children to school. We lived without fear and anxiety.”
“It is apparent that Chinabank and Planters Development Bank intend to ease out regular employees as certain bank functions in Chinabank Savings are already outsourced or being handled by contractual employees."
"We also need to live, we are also human." - Jay-R, wheelchair-bound patient
The expansion of the giant mall is detrimental not just to the environment but to local businesses as well.
Environmental advocates vowed to continue their legal battle and protest actions against SM's cutting of trees.
The luxurious resort Pico de Loro was built on land taken away from the farmers. The land was supposedly awarded to the farmers by virtue of the government’s Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program but it also sold the same to a real estate developer owned by the richest man in the country.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO Bulatlat.com MANILA -- The Englishman will not perform at a venue owned by tree cutters and the news is good for the trees. This is the reaction of various environmental groups after multi-awarded songwriter and performer Sting has...
PRESS RELEASE April 23, 2012 The youth group Anakbayan expressed its outrage today as members of the Philippine National Police opened fire today on residents of a Paranaque urban poor community, leaving at least one minor dead and several injured. The 9.7-hectare...
Ni ROLAND TOLENTINO Bulatlat.com Nagawa ang hindi nagagawa sa SM, ang pinakamalaking mall franchise sa bansa: ang hayag na politikal na protesta laban sa isyu ng corporate greed nito. Wala naman gaanong natinag nang magwelga ang kanyang manggagawa (1980s at 2000s)...
By ALDWIN QUITASOL and ARTHUR L. ALLAD-IW Northern Dispatch BAGUIO CITY – Residents of this highland city lambasted the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) for issuing a permit to mall giant SM to cut down 182 trees at the Luneta Hill to give way...
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“DAR officials are fully aware that Hacienda Looc is a contested land and that the fraudulent cancellation of their certificates is not equivalent to a conversion order,” KMP secretary general Danilo Ramos said.
Sidebar: Hacienda Looc farmers decry harassment, tag Henry Sy as a ‘landgrabber’
“Our land is not for sale. It is not a commodity that real estate developers can peddle to their rich clients.” – Ugnayan ng Mamamayan Laban sa Pangwawasak ng Lupa sa Hacienda Looc By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Armando Lemita, 46, was born in Calayo...
By INA ALLECO SILVERIO Bulatlat.com Support for the peace talks between the Government of the Philippines (GPH) and the National Democratic Front of the Philippines (NDFP) continues to pour in as various sectors of Philippine society including religious formations...
Sa syudad ng malls, ang masaker ay hindi sa labas kundi sa loob ng malls. Mga patay na buhay na walang kasawaang naglalakad, namimili, nagpapaligaw sa gitnang uring fantasya. Dito sa malls, iniiwan sa pinto ang labi ng anumang materialidad ng abang uring...
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