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PRESS RELEASE July 15, 2025 FARMERS AND WORKERS GROUPS URGE PBBM TO RESIST TRUMP’S BULLYING TACTICS A coalition of farmers and workers’ groups called on President Marcos, Jr. to take a firm stand against what it called “the unfriendly and bullying tactics of the United States – a supposedly close friend and ally – under…

𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐂 𝐏𝐡𝐥 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐌𝐨𝐛𝐢𝐥𝐞: 𝟎𝟗𝟏𝟖 𝟗𝟓𝟕 𝟏𝟗𝟔𝟖 𝐏𝟓𝟎: 𝐒𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐨 𝐤𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚 𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐂 𝐏𝐡𝐥 (𝐍𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐔𝐧𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬), 𝐨𝐧𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲’𝐬 𝐥𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐥𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐫 𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐬, 𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝟓𝟎 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐖𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐎𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐑𝐓𝐖𝐏𝐁 𝐍𝐂𝐑 “𝐬𝐮𝐛𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐛𝐮𝐭 𝐤𝐮𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐠 𝐩𝐚”. 𝐍𝐓𝐔𝐂 𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐡𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐍𝐂𝐑 𝐡𝐚𝐬 𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐢𝐬𝐡𝐞𝐝 𝐚 𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐝 𝐭𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐰𝐢𝐥𝐥 𝐛𝐞 𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐝…

Position on NATIONAL MINIMUM WAGES National Trade Union Center (NTUC Phl)

By Ruben D. Torres IN a period of more than three years, the minimum wages of workers in the private sector have not changed. The last minimum wage adjustment was in December 2019, issued by the regional board of BARMM. For the National Capital Region, the last wage order was issued in November 2018. During…

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By Ruben D. Torres, 29 Oct 2021, Manila Times THE May 2022 national elections is an opportune time for workers to present a labor agenda that candidates may consider in order to advance the interests of labor in the country.

By Ruben D. Torres, 22 Oct 2021 NON-payment or withholding of wages for work already done is patently illegal under the Labor Code of the Philippines. Even delay in payment of wages can only be allowed if there is an emergency which makes the timely payment of wages impossible.

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Farmers blast Agriculture Secretary for downplaying impact of rice liberalization on farmers March 6, 2020 – The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) chided Secretary William Dar of the Department of Agriculture (DA) for belittling the harm that the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) has inflicted on farmers. During a recent chance interview, Secretary Dar was quoted…

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15 Feb 2020 – NTUC Phl says compliance certificate and/or clearance on compliance with certain laws should be a requirement for granting loans or financial aid to private individuals or companies

NTUC Phl Message on the occasion of the OATH-TAKING of TEC TIPC Representatives 21 Jan 2019 Sa dinami-dami ng tripartite agencies ngaun, ang TEC at TIPC ang inde pa dinadapuan ng sakit na IP virus (itsa-pwera virus po yan). Hanggang ngaun, tunay na mga lider manggagawa, nominated by mainstream unions, ang nagsisilbi sa TEC at…

Statement of Roland de la Cruz, NACUSIP National President and PACIWU / CIO Senior National Executive Vice President on the proposed 2 year probationary period for workers. “The proposal to extend employee probationary period to 2 years from 6 months is downright unconstitutional and oppressive. It infringes into a worker’s right to security of tenure…

Aug 19, 2019 RAISING ATM SERVICE FEE WILL FURTHER IMPOVERISH ALREADY POOR FILIPINOS Millions of Filipino workers and 4Ps beneficiaries will be affected Labor groups led by the National Congress of Unions in the Sugar Industry of the Philippines (NACUSIP) and its allied organizations opposes plans of the Banko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) to increase…

August 18, 2019 – Farmers support Pangilinan’s call to review Rice Tariffication Law – ‘Control influx of imports displacing local rice’

Farmers chide Senator Villar for ignoring effects of import undervaluation on rice farmers (26 July 2019) The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) scored Senator Cynthia Villar’s recent claim that she could not do anything about the reported undervaluation of rice imports. When asked about the issue in a recent press interview, Senator Villar reportedly replied…

Farmers refute claims rice liberalization has lowered rice prices Louise Maureen Simeon (The Philippine Star) – July 22, 2019 – 12:00am MANILA, Philippines — Local farmers are contradicting the claim of the economic team that the opening up of the market has resulted in a significant decline in rice prices. The Federation of Free Farmers…

FARMERS DOWNPLAY CLAIMED BENEFITS OF RICE TARIFFICATION LAW ON CONSUMERS The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) questioned recent claims of some government officials that the Rice Tariffication Law (RA 11203) has resulted in a significant decline in rice prices. RA 11203, which took effect last March 2019, removed the quantitative limits on rice imports and…

BUTUAN CITY, June 7 (PIA) — Union members from the different national unions under the National Trade Union Center (NTUC) are pushing for decent work, including living wages, and job security for employees. In the recent workshop on Employment Security and Constructive Industrial Relations held in Quezon City, NTUC union members called on the national…

By Cai U. Ordinario & Jasper Emmanuel Y. Arcalas, BusinessMirror, Apr 10, 2019 FARMERS may have to wait until the third quarter at the earliest to benefit from a fund that will consist of tariffs from rice imports, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda).

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The Way Forward: Workers Need the Rule of Law By RIBEN D. TORRES President TRADE UNION CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES-ITUC Delivered during the National Tripartite Conference on Trade and Labor Standards Makati Diamond Residences, 11-12 October 2017