By RONALYN V. OLEA Bulatlat.com MANILA – Workers criticized the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) for opposing a bill seeking to legislate a P125 ($2.93) across-the-board wage hike nationwide. Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Rafael V. Mariano filed House Bill 375. The late labor leader Crispin Beltran first filed a similar bill in 2001 as representative…
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Pacquiao bats for P125 wage hike for workers
By MARYA SALAMAT
“I was once a laborer, too. I have worked at various jobs just to be able to feed my family. I know how it is to work hard and to subsist on meager wages.” – Rep. Manny Pacquiao