justice
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2025 Budget ni BBM: kontra-manggagawa, kontra mamamayan
Mariing kinukundena ng Kilusang Mayo Uno ang pag-apruba ni Bongbong Marcos ng 2025 Budget na siksik sa pork ng mga burukrata at pondo para sa militarisasyon, ngunit salat sa pampublikong serbisyo, pag-unlad ng industriya at paglikha ng regular na trabaho, at pagtiyak ng mga karapatan sa paggawa. Sa kasalukuyang budget, may 1.1 trilyong pondo ang…
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Mensahe sa Pasko ni KMU Chairperson Elmer “Ka Bong” Labog
Sa ating mga ka-manggagawa at kababayan, Sa ngalan ng libu-libong kasapian at pamunuan ng Kilusang Mayo Uno, nais kong ipahayag ang aking taus-pusong pagbati at pakikiisa sa pagdiriwang at paggunita natin sa Araw ng Pasko. Apaw na naman ang mga terminal ng bus at siksikan sa expressway dahil sa pag-uwi ng ating mga kababayan sa…
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Duterte, panagutin! Marcos, singilin!
Hindi dapat tabunan ng iskandalo at katiwalian ng mga Duterte ang katotohanan na maging ang paksyong Marcos Jr. ay batbat ng korapsyon. Sa katunayan, P1.3 trilyon ang Presidential Pork Barrel na isinuksok ng rehimen sa 2025 National Budget. Nanawagan ang Kilusang Mayo Uno na dapat ding managot si Marcos Jr. sa tuloy-tuloy niyang pangungurakot na…
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Free Mary Jane Veloso! Justice to all human trafficking victims!
Kilusang Mayo Uno welcomes the news of Mary Jane Veloso’s return to the Philippines after 14 years of unjust imprisonment in Indonesia. Upon Mary Jane’s return, she must be granted immediate clemency as a victim of human trafficking. The government must ensure her complete rehabilitation and reintegration. Mary Jane’s traffickers must be held accountable to…
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Endangering workers’ lives should be a crime – KMU
Kilusang Mayo Uno offers its condolences to the bereaved family members, relatives, and friends of Robin Esguerra, an SM worker who died when he entered the service elevator while the wagon was on another floor on November 2, 2024. KMU demands justice for Esguerra and for all workers who died as a result of capitalists’…
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Dismiss the trumped up charges of Anne Kreuger and Danny Tabura!
Today marks the 5th anniversary of the illegal arrest of Anne Krueger, currently Kilusang Mayo Uno’s international officer, and peasant leader Danny Tabura. Anne and Danny, currently out on bail, on trumped up charges of illegal possession of firearms. So long as their cases are not dismissed, they will remain victims of injustice. Justice delayed…
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Long live Ka Jude Fernandez!
On this day, we commemorate the 67th birthday of our unionist and veteran labor organizer Ka Jude Fernandez who devoted all his time to the lifelong struggle of advancing the well-being of the Filipino workers and people. As workers and unionists continue to be attacked by the state to take back the hard-earned victories of…
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KMU on the enduring resistance of Palestine
Kilusang Mayo Uno vehemently condemns the ongoing US-backed Israeli genocide against the Palestinian people. As we commemorate the enduring resistance of Palestine, we reaffirm our solidarity with their struggle against the zionist settler Israel and warmonger US. The atrocities committed by the Israeli government, with full support from US imperialism, are a grave violation of…
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Austin-Blinken visit signals US intent to escalate conflict with China
Today, war criminals Lloyd Austin and Anthony Blinken visited the Philippines to hold the 2+2 dialogue with Defense Secretary Gilberto Teodoro Jr. and Foreign Affairs Secretary Enrique Manalo that constitutes a substantial $500 million foreign military financing commitment from the US to the Philippines, facilitated by a recent national security supplemental approved by Congress. The…
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Kilusang Mayo Uno condemns the continued unjust detention of terminally ill workers’ rights advocate Ernesto Jude Rimando
Kilusang Mayo Uno stands in solidarity with the call for the recognizance of the terminally ill political prisoner detained in Bohol, Ernesto Jude Rimando. The inhumane treatment and neglect of political prisoners, particularly those who are sick, is a blatant violation of their human rights and a stark reminder of the repressive nature of the…