01/05/2026
ARAW NG MANGGAGAWA
The UP Pi Sigma Fraternity stands with all workers in their continuing struggle for just wages, secure livelihoods, and dignity in working conditions. The working masses are the ones who keep the nation running, but yet are the most burdened by exploitation policies that favor profit over people.
Amid the worsening fuel crisis in the Philippines, workers carry this burden again. Surging oil prices have driven up transportation costs and other daily expenses, while wages remain grossly insufficient to meet the needs of ordinary families. Workers, whether drivers or commuters, bear this shared systemic problem. This only sharpens the urgent need for a family living wage estimated at over P1,200 a day, yet the current rate sits only at P695.
The Fraternity echoes the calls of labor groups for substantial wage hikes, the removal of fuel taxes, and an end to all anti-worker policies. The wealth created by labor must serve the people who produce it. This Labor Day, the path forward remains the same: organize, unite, and fight.