Well, after all that campaign slogan and promises of President Noynoy Aquino about alleviating the plight of the ordinary Filipinos during the last Presidential Elections; it all comes down to this, outright rejection of the proposed Php125 nationwide across the board increase for minimum/daily wage workers. The President said the businessmen cannot afford such an increase and the best that they can give the poor Pinoy worker is Php8.
Yup, eight pesos bro! 8, eight, ocho, huit, acht, otto in numerical, English, Spanish, French, German and Italian. Eight pesos which is not even enough to pay for your bus, jeepney, pedicab or tricycle fare. The President said that the businessmen will not be able to afford the Php125 across the board increase and it will only result in the widespread bankruptcy of businesses and the price hikes of commodities. He further added that it will result in massive lay-offs of workers. Maybe the President knows what he's talking about, with all that thousands of Hacienda Luisita workers that his clan employs and oppressed for so many generations....hmmm..
The President and his businessman buddies even had the balls to compare us to countries like Vietnam and Cambodia whose workers they say earn way, way less than the Filipino "Obrero" or working class. Okay, so Pinoys earn more than the Vietnamese and the Cambodians, the question is this; how much is the cost of living in Vietnam and Cambodia compared to the Philippines? Is it more expensive to live there or is it more cheaper to reside there?
It has always been this way ever since the Labor Day has been enacted and celebrated by the Masses. The Politicians and the Businessmen always say no to the requests of the poor workers. Sorry we can't give you that because it will cause mass lay-offs or it will make our business go belly up. Yeah, sure manure! Do you think the Filipino laborers still buy that old and over used explanation? The ordinary Pinoy worker may have never finished a degree in college but they are not that stupid. At least not now with all that Labor Rights Groups educating them about their rights as workers.
So there it is, another May 1st has passed and still the Pinoy "Obrero" is as usual, deprived of his rights to a decent wage increase. Same old story every year, just given a different title. I am proud though of these people, these daily wage earners, student activists, labor and human rights groups and all of the ordinary folks that joined the rally in Mendiola last Tuesday. It gave us hope the way the various labor group leaders faced and answered the President and his men who were clearly lying and are jerking us all Juan Dela Cruzes around, the old Politicians bullshit doesn't work anymore. The ordinary Filipinos already know how there animals think, move and talk. We are no longer fools....
So to the "Obreros" who joined the rally in Mendiola, thank you very much for supporting and fighting for our rights even if we always end up disappointed and screwed again and again by this Corrupt Government and by these Greedy Businessmen. To the student activists and various human rights and labor groups, keep holding on to that dream that someday all Laborers will have a decent job, right wages and protected from selfish and greedy employers. Never give up the fight because you are our only hope against these scumbags....Mabuhay ang mga Magagawang Pilipino! Long live the ordinary Filipino workers!
Yup, eight pesos bro! 8, eight, ocho, huit, acht, otto in numerical, English, Spanish, French, German and Italian. Eight pesos which is not even enough to pay for your bus, jeepney, pedicab or tricycle fare. The President said that the businessmen will not be able to afford the Php125 across the board increase and it will only result in the widespread bankruptcy of businesses and the price hikes of commodities. He further added that it will result in massive lay-offs of workers. Maybe the President knows what he's talking about, with all that thousands of Hacienda Luisita workers that his clan employs and oppressed for so many generations....hmmm..
The President and his businessman buddies even had the balls to compare us to countries like Vietnam and Cambodia whose workers they say earn way, way less than the Filipino "Obrero" or working class. Okay, so Pinoys earn more than the Vietnamese and the Cambodians, the question is this; how much is the cost of living in Vietnam and Cambodia compared to the Philippines? Is it more expensive to live there or is it more cheaper to reside there?
It has always been this way ever since the Labor Day has been enacted and celebrated by the Masses. The Politicians and the Businessmen always say no to the requests of the poor workers. Sorry we can't give you that because it will cause mass lay-offs or it will make our business go belly up. Yeah, sure manure! Do you think the Filipino laborers still buy that old and over used explanation? The ordinary Pinoy worker may have never finished a degree in college but they are not that stupid. At least not now with all that Labor Rights Groups educating them about their rights as workers.
So there it is, another May 1st has passed and still the Pinoy "Obrero" is as usual, deprived of his rights to a decent wage increase. Same old story every year, just given a different title. I am proud though of these people, these daily wage earners, student activists, labor and human rights groups and all of the ordinary folks that joined the rally in Mendiola last Tuesday. It gave us hope the way the various labor group leaders faced and answered the President and his men who were clearly lying and are jerking us all Juan Dela Cruzes around, the old Politicians bullshit doesn't work anymore. The ordinary Filipinos already know how there animals think, move and talk. We are no longer fools....
So to the "Obreros" who joined the rally in Mendiola, thank you very much for supporting and fighting for our rights even if we always end up disappointed and screwed again and again by this Corrupt Government and by these Greedy Businessmen. To the student activists and various human rights and labor groups, keep holding on to that dream that someday all Laborers will have a decent job, right wages and protected from selfish and greedy employers. Never give up the fight because you are our only hope against these scumbags....Mabuhay ang mga Magagawang Pilipino! Long live the ordinary Filipino workers!
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