FFW President; N1 Chair;Reserve Army Major; former Presidential Anti-graft ExecDir; Lawyer; MCLE/Law Lecturer; MLQU-Law 97; MSU 87.
Agusan del Sur/Biñan, Laguna
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Si Presidente Lula tatlong beses natumba, pero hindi siya tumigil.
Sa halip na panghinaan, ginamit niya ang pagkatalo para lalong tumibay. Kung tatlong beses kang hindi pinili, hindi ibig sabihin wala ka nang halaga — ibig sabihin, may binubuo ka pang mas malaki.
At nang dumating ang ikaapat, hindi swerte ang nanalo, kundi ang tiyaga at paninindigan.
Ganun din sa atin: bawat araw na mahirap, bawat “hindi pa ngayon,” ay paghahanda para sa panalong hindi na maagaw.
Kumapit tayo, magtulungan, at maniwala na darating din ang panahong atin.
While “labor leader” Ka Leody was taking potshots at Leni.
The ONLY labor leader I will continue to support (not for pres) is fellow Mindanaoan, Sonny Matula. Funny you didn’t even mention his name.
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The labor sector also denounced the filing of another 30-day extension by the OSG, or until November 25, for it to submit its comment on the case.
This, it said, is aside from the 30-day additional time already sought by the OSG for it to be able to file a comment, or until October 26.
“The employers have spoken through their comments filed on time, and the workers have timely submitted their reply. Yet the government—the institution constitutionally bound to afford full protection to labor—is still asking for more time,” said NAGKAISA.
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The victory of a worker anywhere is a triumph of all workers everywhere!
The FFW and WPP urge Filipino workers, farmers, and fisherfolk to build lasting organizations and participate actively in democratic governance.
“Hindi dapat matakot ang manggagawa sa kapangyarihan. Dapat tayong maging handang humawak nito, managot sa paggamit nito, at maglingkod para sa ikabubuti ng lahat.”
Parabéns, Presidente Lula! Mabuhay ang pagkakaisa ng mga manggagawa sa Brazil, sa Pilipinas at sa buong daigdig!
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva has won reelection, defeating Senator Flávio Bolsonaro, an ally of President Donald Trump, in a razor-thin race that capped a deeply polarized presidential race. cnn.it/4i5iqxE
Isang Amerikanong Heswita mula sa Philadelphia, naging kapatid siya ng manggagawang Pilipino. Sa pamamagitan ng panlipunang turo ng Simbahan, dinala niya si Hesukristo sa mga piket at pantalan ng Maynila. Kasama si Juan “Ka Johnny” C. Tan, itinatag niya ang FFW noong 1950.
Nakiisa rin siya sa welga ng mga empleyado ng UST noong 1956, na umani ng pagtutol ni Arsobispo Rufino Santos ng Maynila
Maligayang kaarawan sa langit, Fr. Walter B. Hogan, SJ—ang “Fighting Padre”!
May mga paring sa pulpito nangangaral. Si Fr. Hogan, umabot hanggang piket at mga pantalan ng Maynila ang sermon! Sa pamamagitan ng panlipunang turo ng Simbahan, dinala niya si Hesukristo sa piling ng mga manggagawa—sa kanilang hanapbuhay, pakikibaka, at pag-asang mabuhay nang marangal.
Sa kanya, ang “Sumainyo ang Panginoon” ay may kasamang “Makikiisa ako sa inyo!” Ang pananampalataya ay nagiging buhay sa pagtatanggol sa karapatan at dignidad ng kapwa.
Kasama si Juan “Ka Johnny” C. Tan, itinatag niya ang FFW noong 1950. Dasal at pagkilos, magkasama—sapagkat ang kumakalam na sikmura, hindi mapapatahimik ng “Amen” lamang!
Sa inyong ika-114 na kaarawan, salamat po, Padre! Patuloy ang inyong pamana: mag-organisa, magkaisa, at ipaglaban ang sahod na sapat sa buhay!
Maligayang kaarawan sa langit, Fr. Walter B. Hogan, SJ—ang “Fighting Padre”!
May mga paring sa pulpito nangangaral. Si Fr. Hogan, umabot hanggang piket at mga pantalan ng Maynila ang sermon! Sa pamamagitan ng panlipunang turo ng Simbahan, dinala niya si Hesukristo sa piling ng mga manggagawa—sa kanilang hanapbuhay, pakikibaka, at pag-asang mabuhay nang marangal.
Sa kanya, ang “Sumainyo ang Panginoon” ay may kasamang “Makikiisa ako sa inyo!” Ang pananampalataya ay nagiging buhay sa pagtatanggol sa karapatan at dignidad ng kapwa.
Kasama si Juan “Ka Johnny” C. Tan, itinatag niya ang FFW noong 1950. Dasal at pagkilos, magkasama—sapagkat ang kumakalam na sikmura, hindi mapapatahimik ng “Amen” lamang!
Sa inyong ika-114 na kaarawan, salamat po, Padre! Patuloy ang inyong pamana: mag-organisa, magkaisa, at ipaglaban ang sahod na sapat sa buhay!
We cannot stop El Niño, but we can prevent workers and farmers from bearing the brunt of the damage. Preparation is not just about storing water—we also need to protect jobs, income, crops, and food," WPP Secretary General Allan S. Montaño said in Filipino.
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NAGKAISA spokesperson Rene Magtubo has argued that the delayed approval of the labor groups’ intervention does not undo the financial impact on workers.
The coalition is seeking payment of wage differentials withheld because of the injunction.
SENTRO Deputy Secretary General Nicey Coronacion has also questioned the trial court’s authority to halt the wage order, maintaining that reducing the bond does not resolve the issue of jurisdiction.
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He is the workers’ pope! Pope Saint John Paul II’s solidarity with Polish workers helped them bring down communist rule in Poland.
In his encyclical Laborem Exercens (On Human Work, 1981), he taught: “work is ‘for man’ and not man ‘for work’” (§6)—a powerful reminder that the dignity of workers must remain at the heart of economic life.
Quotation: Laborem Exercens, §6.
O Pope Saint John Paul II, workers’ pope, intercede for our unions in the Philippines. Help us grow stronger, organize more workers into unions, negotiate more collective bargaining agreements, and secure better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
May God guide us in unity, courage, and solidarity as we uphold the dignity of labor. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
O Pope Saint John Paul II, workers’ pope, intercede for our unions in the Philippines. Help us grow stronger, organize more workers into unions, negotiate more collective bargaining agreements, and secure better wages, benefits, and working conditions.
May God guide us in unity, courage, and solidarity as we uphold the dignity of labor. Through Christ our Lord. Amen.
Katantamang taas sahod!
Iginiit din ni Matula na hindi dapat agad ituring na sanhi ng inflation ang katamtamang umento sa sahod, dahil ginagamit ng mga manggagawa ang kanilang kita sa pagbili ng mga pangunahing pangangailangan sa bansa, na nakatutulong sa pag-ikot ng ekonomiya.
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Kaninang umaga sa DZBB, Atty Matula said kailangan heat break at inuming tubig sa trabaho sa panahon ng El Niño.
Dapat may break pag matindi ang init ng araw!
.@AttyMatula on labor advisories for employers, workers amid El Niño: ‘Yung heat break ay kinakailangan at siyempre suggestion din namin na dapat may malinis na inuming tubig na malapit sa mga manggagawa.
Paghahanda amid. El Niño
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FFW President at the ASEAN Green Jobs Forum 2026
At the ASEAN Green Jobs Forum 2026, ASEAN and partner representatives reflected on the demands for green skills and the role of policymaking supporting these.
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