“As lawmakers, we should not be served. We, as public servants, must serve the people.”
Ferdinand Gaite, from union to lawmaking
Tags: Courage
A mother’s day message from prison
You don’t have to cry in front of me to let me know how painful it is that your mom and your father are both in jail. When you were still a child, you’ve been asking me why I can’t be like other ordinary moms, similar to the mothers of your classmates – they work 8am to 5pm, see their children off to school, attend PTA meetings, etc. I know now you understand why I’m not ordinary like them. It was even you who said I must have been a superwoman or Darna for doing all the things I did for the people while taking care of our family.
Voters told: ‘Pols behind budget delay have low regard for public service’
“It is sad because they are prioritizing the “squabble over the pork-laden budget” rather than ensuring that government is providing fast and reliable public services.”
The cost of rationalization plan to government services
At the Philippine General Hospital, patients have been increasing but employees have been decreasing, thereby affecting service delivery.
Contractual workers in the gov’t push for security of tenure for non-regular employees
The bill proposes to provide security of tenure and civil service eligibility to all non-regular employees who are working continuously in any government agency for at least six months.
Government employees reiterate call for salary increase, end to contractualization
The ACT Teachers Party filed on Feb. 21 House Bill 7211, An Act Increasing the Minimum Salaries of Public School Teachers and other Government Employees and Augmenting the Personnel Economic Relief Allowance (PERA).
Public sector union leader decries harassment from suspected state agent
“This is the handiwork of the Duterte regime using the same Armed Forces of the Philippines, the Philippine National Police and the paramilitary goons to terrorize and intimidate legitimate activists and unionists.”
News in pictures | State workers protest harassment
Their dialogue and complaint-filing at the Department of Justice may hang in the air for the moment, but the voices of the members of Confederation for Unity, Recognition and Advancement of Government Employees (COURAGE) were not silenced as they sought justice, in a protest in front of the DOJ office at Padre Faura, Ermita, Manila…
Govt workers on harassment: ‘We will not let this slide’
“Is there an undeclared martial law against us by the Aquino government?”
Union leaders, child rights advocates file harassment case vs state forces
The harassment indicates the “worsening trends of political repression against union organizers and political activists, and attempts to disrupt the organizations’ activities and terrorize people involved in development and human rights work.”
Govt union leaders receive threats via mail
Suspected military agents send snail mail threatening leaders of a government workers’ union to “change your ways.”