May 1, 2024 marks the 122nd Labor Day in the Philippines.
It was May 1, 1903, when the Filipinos celebrated Labor Day in the Philippines. The first labor group, Union Obrera Democratica, was behind the history-altering movement. Demanding absolute freedom from American capitalism and imperialism, thousands of workers marched down from Plaza Moriones in Tondo to Malacañang that day.
Formerly known as the Union Obrera Democratica, the labor group was founded...
