MANILA, Philippines – Worker demonstrations are picking up as the wage board in Metro Manila reviews their petitions for a minimum wage increase.
One group, the militant Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan), stormed the office of the Employers Confederation of the Philippines (ECOP) along Gil Puyat Avenue in Makati City on Wednesday, demanding for as much as P125 salary hike.
Bayan said this would help consumers cope with rising prices of fuel and other basic goods, as well as transportation costs and utilities.
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