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The Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (TUCP) on Aug. 7, 2026 calls on the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) to support the proposed P85 daily wage increase nationwide, saying workers have the right to a living wage. Speaking before the protesters gathered outside the DOLE central office in Intramuros, Manila, TUCP Spokesman Carlos Oñate said that the proposed wage increase should not be limited to Metro Manila but should be implemented nationwide. He also urged employer groups to uphold existing wage laws and denounce companies that violate labor standards.

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00:00Umaga po sa ating lahat, umulan, bumagyo, maraming salamat po at tayo rin nagkakasama-sama rito
00:08dahil naniniwala ba tayo na dapat ipatupad yung 85 omento sa sweldo?
00:17Naniniwala ba tayo na hindi lang dapat Metro Manila kundi buong bansa ang may omento sa sweldo?
00:24Dahil kung haharangin ng iilang mga kumpanya, construction company, mga kumpanya ng malalaking commercial fishing,
00:35ano na lamang ang mukhang ihaharap, hindi lang ng dole, kundi mamaya haharapin din natin yung grupo ng mga employer,
00:45yung ECOG.
00:45Magkaroon naman sila ng isang salita, hindi pwedeng nire-respeto nila yung batas na nagtatagda ng sahot,
00:55pero hindi din nila kinokundi na yung kanilang mga kauri na binabaluktot, binabale, nilalabag yung mismong batas na ginagalang natin.
01:07Tayo pong lahat ay naririto para igiit sa aking gobyerno.
01:14Hindi dapat tayong magkakaaway dito ang gobyerno at mga magagawa.
01:19Dapat ito po ay laban ng buong bayan kontra sa iilang mga kumpanya, iilang mga employer na ayaw lang magbayad
01:31ng omento sa ating sweldo.
01:34Linawin natin, karapatan natin na magkaroon ng dagdag sahot, karapatan natin yung nakububuhay na sahot.
01:43Kaya sama-sama po tayo, wala pong ahalis rito hanggat makuha natin ang commitment ng mismong Dona Secretary Francis Tolentino
01:53na hindi lamang igigiit na ibasura na yung mga tiaro at mga kaso, na hindi lamang igigiit na ibasura na
02:02yung mga walang kwenta, walang batayang petisyon,
02:06kundi sisiguraduin din natin lahat ng humarang, sino man sila, dapat panagutin silang lahat, may pananagutan sila sa bawat magagawa
02:17at pamilyang Pilipino.
02:19Tuloy lamang po yung laban natin mga manggagawa. Maraming salamat po.
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