President Duterte has fired Labor Undersecretary Joel Maglunsod in the wake of what Malacañang calls a growing number of illegal workers’ strikes. He declared that the solution to the insurgency in urban areas was to arrest CPP members who infiltrate labor groups. But if they would be infiltrated, I will arrest them, that [Kilusang] Mayo Uno [KMU], the [labor] undersecretary,” the President said. Maglunsod, who was appointed in June 2016, is the last former militant leader in the Duterte administration. He stuck it out with the Duterte administration,” the FFW added.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 03, 2018 21:33 UTC