Edge Davao 5 Issue 41

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EDGEDAVAO

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VOL.5 ISSUE 41 • MAY 2, 2012

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Workers cry

P10-COLA raise mere propaganda By Lorie A. Cascaro

Science/Environment Page 4

Sports Page 14

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OME 3,000 workers, including members of 18 unions, and progressive organizations from Davao City, Davao del Norte and Com-

with increase.

postela Valley marched the streets yesterday from Freedom Park, Roxas Avenue to Rizal Park, San Pedro Street

ment in the country. Vicente Barrios, union president of Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa Suyapa Farm-Packing Plant 90, Sumifru Philippines, said the P10 increase in the

FP10-COLA, 13

Soldiers recruited thru jobs fair JOBSEEKERS. Thousands of jobseekers flock on Tuesday’s Labor Day Jobs and Livelihood Fair at Gaisano Mall of Davao, Davao City. [LEAN DAVAL, JR.]

By Jade C. Zaldivar

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n Workers say they’re not happy to expose the real condition of employ-

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or the first time ever, the Philippine Army (PA) has joined the throng of hiring companies to absorb recruits through the Labor Day Jobs Fair at SM City and Gaisano Mall, now on its second and fi-

n Monthly gross pay and allow- munication and Information Company

ances for a candidate-soldier is P13,326.00

nal day. Thru the jobs fair 1Lt Marianne Vinluan, commander of the 5th Com-

(CIC), yesterday said they hope to recruit their target of 100 new recruits. She said they see the jobs fair as the “best venue” for recruiting candidate soldiers for the PA, the ground arm of the Armed Forces of the Philip-

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