MANILA, Philippines — Despite not doing well in pre-election surveys, labor candidates under the Labor Win slate said on Wednesday, Labor Day, that the unity of competing groups under a common slate is a victory for Filipino workers. Less than two weeks before the elections, the five senatorial candidates under Labor Win slate gathered at the Mendiola Bridge early Wednesday morning. They are Bayan Muna chairman Neri Colmenares, Bukluran ng Manggagawang Pilipino chairman Leody de Guzman, Federation of Free Workers president Sonny Matula, National Confederation of Labor president Ernesto Arellano and labor lawyer Allan Montaño of the Federation of Free Workers. "The electoral intervention by labor groups is but a small step towards this historical mission," Arellano said. “The electoral intervention by labor groups is but a small step towards this historical mission,” he added.

Source: Philippine Star May 01, 2019 10:06 UTC