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TRANSPORT STRIKE ON MONDAY

May 8, 2008

95% OF PUBLIC TRANSPORT TO BE PARALYZED

Two major public transport groups in Mindanao are linking arms for Monday’s nationwide transport strike, in a first-ever unified stand expected to ensure total paralysis in public transport in the Davao Region.
The strike comes on the heels of skyrocketing oil prices, unresolved demand for higher fares, a call [...]

Davao City council to look into water district, union row

March 26, 2008

AS THE DAVAO CITY WATER DISTRICT (DCWD) meted termination and suspension on activist employees, the Davao City Council said it would look into the problem triggered by workers’ demand for benefits, a stop to a proposed P100 million expansion program and harassment.
Edgar Ibuyan, chair of the committee on labor and employment opportunities, said he would [...]