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to call for an increase in the daily minimum daily wage.

Paul John Dizon, secretary general of Kilusang Mayo Uno (KMU)-Southern Mindanao, said in a statement that the Marcos administration does not have clear solutions to address the most pressing problems concerning labor.

The groups cited the soaring inflation, low income, and insufficient jobs for Filipino workers.

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Dizon said around 400 members of BayanSouthern Mindanao Region (Bayan-SMR), KMU-SMR, Anakbayan-SMR, Gabriela

He said the order to monitor the movement of militant workers nationwide to secure highways and parks where they were expected to hold rallies came from the Philippine National Police headquarters in Camp Crame.

KMU spokesperson Teresita Hadman said the

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Lawyer Beverly Musni of the Union of People’s Lawyers in Mindanao (UPLM) slammed the police for holding the workers and demanding for their identification cards.

“The police officer who led the blocking of the convoy covered his name cloth to hide his identity. Yet, he demanded knowing the identities of the workers,” Musni said. She said the workers have every right to be on the streets on Labor day to celebrate and police officers should be aware of that.

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