"This is good news, but workers are holding back their full joy over the House of Representatives’ passage of the proposed P200 wage increase," said Renato Magtubo, Chairperson of Partido Manggagawa.
This is because only three session days remain in the 19th
Congress, and during this "hour of danger," the Bicameral Conference
Committee must quickly come to an agreement, since the Senate had earlier
passed only a P100 increase. After this, the agreed-upon version must be signed
by the President to become law.
"However, if Malacañang and Congress truly want to,
nothing is impossible. Even the impeachment of Sara Duterte could be pursued.
That’s what we call political will — something workers always find lacking in
government," Magtubo added.
Magtubo also said that workers have many more grievances that need to be addressed by Malacañang and Congress, such as the ending of contractualization or ‘endo’, which they will continue to fight for in the upcoming 20th Congress.
PRESS STATEMENT
05 June 2025
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