Enduring poverty due to government’s rejection of significant wage increase

Economic relief through wage hike always necessary – Anakpawis Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Rafael Mariano said the announcement of the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) that almost 28% of Filipinos have remained poor in the past six years strongly justifies the need for a significant wage increase. “The Aquino government’s continued rejection of a significant hike [...]

Enduring poverty due to government’s rejection of significant wage increase

Presyo ng yutilidad, serbisyo at bilihin ibaba! (Privilege speech on August 1, 2012)

G. Speaker, I rise on a matter of personal and collective privilege upang ipahayag ang sentimyento ng mamamayan kaugnay sa tatlong hagupit na nararanasan ngayon ng mayorya ng mga Pilipino – ito po ay may kaugnayan sa patuloy na pagtaas ng singil sa kuryente, pagtaas ng singil sa tubig at pagtaas ng presyo ng langis.

Presyo ng yutilidad, serbisyo at bilihin ibaba! (Privilege speech on August 1, 2012)

Justice for the people, jail Arroyo! – Anakpawis

Anakpawis Partylist served a “People’s Warrant of Arrest” against Pampanga Rep. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and demanded the former president’s continuous incarceration for her unpunished crimes against the people.

Justice for the people, jail Arroyo!  – Anakpawis

“We will continue to be the Filipino workers’ voice in Congress” – Anakpawis

01 May 2013

“We stand in solidarity with Filipino workers on the commemoration of International Workers' Day. We give highest tribute to workers and the toiling masses who participate in the social production. They deserve the fruits of their hard labor through socio-economic gains and just share in the social wealth,” said Anakpawis Rep. Rafael Mariano who led the Anakpawis contingent for the Labor Day protests in Manila.

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Nationwide clamor for legislated wage increase, rejection of Aquino’s anti-worker policies will reverberate on Labor Day

30 April 2013

Anakpawis Rep. Rafael V. Mariano today said the labor day promises made by President Benigno Aquino III are nothing but 'empty promises.'

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Resumption of formal peace talks is in the interest of the people – Anakpawis

29 April 2013

Anakpawis Partylist Rep. Rafael V. Mariano said the Aquino government should bare the details of its ‘new approach’ to the peace negotiations.

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Aquino’s Labor Day package an affront to workers; favors employers and capitalists

29 April 2013

'Hindi nakakain ang non-wage benefits'

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Legislation of a new, genuine land reform program is necessary

26 April 2013

Farmers' party-list vows to ensure end of CARPER in 2014

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Farmers brave 37-degrees heat; starts march from Tarlac to Malacanang to assert free land distribution of Hacienda Luisita

24 April 2013

More than 200 farm workers from Hacienda Luisita are braving the 37-degrees heat in Tarlac City as they start the 4-day Farmers March to assert free land distribution of Hacienda Luisita. Groups Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP), Unyon ng mga Manggagawa sa Agrikultura UMA, Alyansa ng mga Manggagawang Bukid sa Asyenda Luisita (Ambala) and the [...]

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Rep. Rafael Mariano

A genuine servant of the people, Ka Paeng is a peasant leader who has dedicated his life to advancing the cause of the toiling masses.

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