• 5 months ago
Protesta, umabot na sa Mendiola


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Transcript
00:00A few groups of workers from different parts of Manila have arrived in Mendiola.
00:06This is a full detail on the spot of MAV Gonzalez.
00:09MAV?
00:14Connie, the rallyists who were on their way to Mendiola in Manila earlier just dispersed.
00:19Their call is to raise the salaries of workers from all over the country.
00:23Many groups are marching to Mendiola in Manila this Labor Day,
00:31including workers, women, jeepney drivers, and others.
00:35According to Partido Lakas ng Masa Chairperson, Cassani Melencio,
00:38there are 15,000 of them, but their companions from different places were blocked.
00:43At 9 a.m. last morning, part of the group arrived in Mendiola.
00:47They were met by the police to block the intersection of Recto.
00:51But the rallyists were still there.
00:53The police barricaded themselves so that they won't be able to go far.
00:57The rallyists passed a strict program and the police let them go.
01:01The group protested the issue of salaries,
01:05the price of goods, land grabbing, charter change,
01:08jeepney phase-out, contractualization,
01:10and the use of the Philippines in the ongoing war between the US and China.
01:15Cassani Melencio said that she invited President Bongbong Marcos to the meeting with the labor leaders.
01:20But they did not agree to the exclusion of the Filipino workers.
01:23In addition, Calle Oliver Guzman supported the legislative wage hike that was proposed by the Congress.
01:29Connie, after half an hour, the rallyists dispersed.
01:33As of now, the flow of traffic here in Mendiola is back to normal.
01:36Connie?
01:37Thank you very much, Ma'am Gonzales.
01:50For more information, visit www.gmail.com.

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