Tuesday, September 02, 2008 (Philippines)

Militants belonging to urban poor groups were in a tug-of-war with policemen when the cops tried to disperse the rallyists at the foot of Session Road in a rally staged simultaneously with the 99th Baguio Day parade. (Sun.Star Baguio/Ace Alegre) THE Supreme Court (SC) upheld a lower court ruling, which obliged a mining company to pay its employees' union rightful benefits contained in their Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA). In a decision promulgated last August 20, the SC affirmed the Court of Appeals (CA) ruling that Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company owes its workers night differential and longevity pays as agreed in their fourth CBA signed in 1998. Visit the Beijing Olympics 2008 blog [full story]