Naga City, Cebu – Hopes for a salary increase for Filipino workers on Labor Day have been dashed after President Aquino mentioned nothing about such incentive in his Labor Day speech.
Instead, the President highlighted the administration’s efforts in promoting the welfare of the labor sector, from generating job opportunities, extending skills training program to promoting industrial peace between workers and management.
Aquino, who marked Labor Day for the first time in Cebu, then seized the opportunity to encourage the public to vote for the right leaders in next year’s elections to sustain these gains in the labor sector.
“We are striving to uphold this kind of stability to sustain the cycle of a growing economy and inclusive growth in the country. Now that we are enjoying the positive results of our efforts, it is in our hands to enjoy every opportunity, it is in our hands how we will expand this, it is in our hands if we will enrich these positive changes so the fruits will be enjoyed by the next generation],” Aquino said during the inauguration of a cement plant expansion project in Naga City, Cebu.
“If we will continue to tread the straight path, if we will choose the right leaders in the next elections, we can certainly sustain and even surpass our achievements,” he added.
Manila Bulletin
