National Issues
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Strongly support the International Learning and Solidarity Mission (ISM) in the countryside! Condemn the surveillance, harassment, and intimidation by the military and NTF ELCAC!
Workers and Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) fully support the ISM, led by BAYAN and international groups across the Philippines. The mission exposes the harsh realities farmers and indigenous peoples face – their livelihoods and the destructive impact of militarization in rural areas. Now on its third day, ISM faces intensified surveillance, harassment, and intimidation from…
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Successful Launch of “Ating Lakbay-Aral sa Magsasaka”!
As part of the Peasant Month celebration, Ating Lakbay-Aral sa Magsasaka (ALAM) was held on October 4–5. This educational immersion brought together workers from Philippine Span Asia Carrier Corp. (SM PSACC-NAFLU-KMU), Pambato Cargo Forwarder Labor Union (PCFLU-LAND KMU), and cultural workers from Tambisan sa Sining. Organized by the Felixberto Olalia Sr. School in partnership with…
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KMU demands justice for Jude Fernandez, Eric Saber, and all victims of state violence
Militant trade union center Kilusang Mayo Uno trooped to Camp Crame on the occasion of Jude Fernandez’ second death anniversary to condemn the Philippine National Police and the Marcos government for its continuing onslaught on Filipino workers’ rights. Jude Fernandez was a veteran labor organizer of KMU who was slain on September 29, 2023 by…
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Bongbong Marcos’ EO97: Fascism disguised as “Workers’ Rights Protection”
On September 19, President Bongbong Marcos issued Executive Order No. 97, which claims to protect workers’ rights to unionize, organize, and participate in “peaceful” concerted actions. The EO was supposedly a response to the 2023 ILO High-Level Tripartite Mission’s recommendations, particularly the creation of a body to safeguard these rights and hold violators accountable. But…
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Justice for Affan Kurniawan!
Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the brutal killing of Affan Kurniawan, a Gojek delivery rider, by the Jakarta Metropolitan Police during a protest near the Parliamentary Complex of Indonesia yesterday. Kurniawan was in the middle of making a delivery when he was deliberately run over by a tactical vehicle of the Mobile Brigade Corps. The…
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Resist the de facto Martial Law in Mindoro! Defend Human Rights!
Kilusang Mayo Uno strongly condemns the escalating violations of International Humanitarian Law (IHL) in Mindoro, including the harassment and obstruction by the AFP and PNP of the fact-finding mission led by Karapatan Southern Tagalog in Roxas, Oriental Mindoro. On August 1, the 4th IBPA killed Juan Sumilhig, a Maranao farmer, and falsely claimed it was…
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KMU Lauds Filing of HB 2599 “National Minimum Wage Bill”
Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU) strongly supports House Bill 2599 or the National Minimum Wage Bill, which was filed this morning by ACT Teachers Partylist Rep. Antonio Tinio and KABATAAN Partylist Rep. Renee Co of the Makabayan Coalition. The Regional Wage Boards were created under the Wage Rationalization Act – a neoliberal policy that dismantled the…
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KMU’s reaction on the Killing of the Legislated Wage Hike
In behalf of the Filipino workers, Kilusang Mayo Uno condemns the killing of the P200 legislated wage increase. An unapologetic lackey of the local bourgeois comprador and foreign monopoly capitalist, BBM made clear his opposition to the wage increase bill. BBM’s instruction and the Senate’s dilly dallying denied Filipino workers what could have been the…
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On the passage of the P200 Legislated Wage Hike at the House of Representatives
The passage of the ₱100 across-the-board increase in the Senate and the ₱200 minimum wage hike in the House of Representatives is the result of the continuous demand of workers for a living wage. Though it falls short of the ₱1200 daily minimum we are pushing for, the passage marks the first time a legislated…
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KMU condemns widespread electoral fraud, holds COMELEC & gov’t accountable
National trade union center Kilusang Mayo Uno protested today against the anomalous conduct of the 2025 Midterm Elections. Commission on Elections (COMELEC) Chairperson George Garcia touting the elections as an overall success is exposed as farce in the face of 5000 reported cases of election violations, asserted KMU. A majority of these are automated counting…