Two labor groups on Wednesday threatened to organize a general strike in what they call a “last ditch effort” to compel the Duterte administration to stop the price hikes of goods and commodities. According to the groups, they have filed a notice of strike before Malacañang and not with the Department of Labor and Employment as Duterte was the “chief executive officer” of a “backward-capitalist” society. “Our backs are pushed against the wall. We have no choice other than to resort to collective action in order to force this insensitive and rabid pro-capitalist administration to heed the people’s clamor,” MELF chairperson Ronald Sabareza said in a statement. “His (Duterte) office represents and embodies the interests of the local oligarchs and multinational corporations,” Sabareza added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer June 06, 2018 08:37 UTC