Labor Day 2026: Workers declare ‘day of reckoning’

MANILA, Philippines — The commemoration of Labor Day in the Philippines began on May 1, 1903, when more than 100,000 workers marched from Tondo to Malacañang to demand fair wages and better working conditions from the Americans. Led by the Union Obrera Democratica de Filipinas, the protest condemned the exploitation of Filipino workers and called for Philippine independence from the United States, which took over the country from Spain in 1898. A few years later, Labor Day was declared a national holiday through a bill passed by the Philippine Assembly on April 8, 1908. The first official celebration was held […]... Keep on reading: Labor Day 2026: Workers declare ‘day of reckoning’

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