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Isang mapayapang linggo ng umaga po sa ating lahat. Marahil po, nakasanayan na natin na ang Araw ng Manggagawa ay nagiging Araw ng Bolahan. Isang araw tayong paliliguan ng pa-poging numero ng pamahalaan, habang buong taon naman nila tayong tatalikuran. Ibahin po ninyo ang inyong bagong administrasyon: hindi bukambibig ang good news namin, at hindi ito nakakulong sa kung anong numero na itinutrumpeta pero hindi isinasagawa. Hinahanap po namin ang lahat ng puwede naming gawin, at ginagawa namin ito. Hindi kami nangangako ng imposibleng mangyari, o ng mga bagay na sa paglaon ay lalo lang makakasakit sa bansa natin. Halimbawa po: ang sabi, tanggalin ang oil deregulation. Ang ganda nga naman pong pakinggan: sasabihin ng gobyerno, ibaba ang presyo ng langis, at bababa nga ito. Pero paano naman po natin gagawin ‘yan, kung talaga namang tumataas ang presyo sa pandaigdigang merkado? Saan tayo huhugot ng panustos sa diperensya ng presyo? Magawa man ito, artipisyal ang magiging pagbaba. Bubulusok...

MAY 1, 2011 "Sobra na Kahirapan! Tama na ang Pagpapabaya ng Pamahalaan!" Enough to Poverty! Enough of Government Inaction! Intensify the Struggle Against Capitalism and towards Socialism of the 21stCentury! This May 1, despite getting rid of the hated government of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo and electing a new President Noynoy Aquino who has promised to end corruption and poverty, over 100 years since the first May Day, Filipino workers and the poor have very little to celebrate. Despite the high expectations of large sections of the working class and the poor who voted for President Aquino, his government has failed to address any of the substantial questions facing Filipinos today: poverty and hunger, low wages, unemployment. In fact the latest SWS survey shows an increase in hunger and is a major concern that must be taken seriously and not brushed off in a squabble over statistics. According to the March 4-7 poll 20.5% of respondents -- or an estimated 4.1 million fam...

An online registration was launched for Filipinos in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as part of the Philippine government’s contingency plans for them. The link to the online registration is available on the websites of the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh and the Philippine Consulate General in Jeddah. “The Embassy encourages all Filipinos to register with the Embassy, and assures that the information on the database shall not be shared with the public," the Philippine Embassy in Riyadh said. It said Saudi-based Filipinos can access the form at the Embassy and the Consulate General in Jeddah. According to the Embassy, the online registration system was done with the help of Global Pinoy Solutions (GPS), a Filipino community organization in the Eastern Region led by president Rodrigo Madrid Jr. The online registration form will help Philippine officials build a database of Filipinos in the Kingdom and contact them in times of emergency. The information requested in the registration forms ...

High school graduates going to college next school year should break away from the herd mentality and instead consider taking courses in line with the needs of the market, Labor Sectretary Rosalinda Baldoz said in a briefing Monday. “Decide on career choices on the basis of what the labor market needs – and not on what is popular – to enable you to land jobs after graduation," Baldoz said during the launch of her department’s website on jobs. The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) has launched a career guide website – www.JobsFit.com – to help high school graduates decide on specific courses to take in college or in technical and vocational schools. "My advice to them is to decide on a course or study that will land them jobs after graduation. They should go for careers that the labor market needs, and not because a career is in vogue or popular," Baldoz further said. On top of DOLE’s list of recommended courses are those in connected to the agriculture, industry ...

Despite intensive repatriation efforts in recent months, the government will be facing a tough challenge protecting those in conflict-torn countries of Libya, Syria and Bahrain since many of the migrant workers there go undocumented, a Cabinet official said Wednesday. In Syria, for instance, only 837 OFWs are registered with the Overseas Workers Welfare Administration (OWWA), according to Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz. The stock estimate of OFWs in Syria, however, is around 20,000, many of which are female household service workers according to a DOLE report. "This is a country where we have so many undocumented workers but our OWWA members are only 837," Baldoz said during a press briefing at the First National Labor and Employment Summit. Under the law, only OWWA documented migrant workers are entitled to repatriation and other benefits during job displacements abroad. But DOLE's Philippine Labor and Employment Plan (PLEP), set to ...

Jobseekers and overseas Filipino workers who will register with the government’s job portal will be using "digital resumes" during the Labor Day job fair in Manila on May 1, the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) said. Labor Secretary Rosalinda Baldoz said the jobseekers who will register online will receive at the job fair in Luneta, Manila Phil-JobNet cards containing their digital resumes. Workers may register and encode their profile online at www.phil-job.net. They will get a confirmation slip, which they will present to the Processing/Verification Booth at the May 1 Job Fair in Luneta. After that, they will be issued the Phil-JobNet cards. Those who cannot print the confirmation slip have to present an ID card to the Processing/Verification Booth for them to be issued the Phil-JobNet card. During the fair, the jobseekers will present these cards to the companies they want to apply in. The participating firms and recruitment agencies will then download the applica...

Police in Manila secured the Department of Labor and Employment in Intramuros Thursday in anticipation of Labor Day protests by militant groups. The Manila Police District said the security stemmed from information that some of the protesters may hurl paint at the DOLE building, radio dzBB's Manny Vargas reported. A group of militant laborers arrived at the DOLE past 10 a.m. but no violent confrontation was initially reported. Earlier, militant workers bared a wish list for Labor Day after Malacañang hinted at "good news" for the labor sector on May 1. The Kilusang Mayo Uno said it will not settle for anything less than a "significant" wage hike, and the junking of the 12-percent value-added tax on oil products. "This is the good news that the Filipino workers and people want: a significant wage hike and the junking of the 12% Expanded Value-Added Tax on petroleum products. Anything less won’t quell our protests," KMU chairman Elmer Labog said in an ar...