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[Video] Sen. Joel Villanueva verifies labor violations by GMA-7

[Exclusive Video] On Monday (February 20), Senator Grace Poe sponsored a committee report recommending the renewal of GMA Network‘s broadcasting franchise for another 25 years. During the sponsorship, Senator Joel Villanueva raised some of the concerns brought up by the Talents Association of GMA Network (TAG). Dear Senator Villanueva, we thank you for bringing our […]

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[News] Hontiveros meets workers, pledges to push for anti-contractualization law

Press Release from the Office of Senator Risa Hontiveros. Hontiveros meets workers, pledges to push for anti-contractualization law PASAY CITY – “We must stop the exploitation of workers”. This was the statement of Akbayan Senator Risa Hontiveros on Monday as she met with the participants of the Anti-ENDO Caravan organized by the NAGKAISA labor coalition, […]

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[Document] NLRC Decision for TAG vs GMA Network (September 30, 2015)

Three months after the labor arbiter’s verdict, the Commissioner of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) has upheld the decision on the regularization complaint filed by the Talents Association of GMA (TAG) against GMA Network Inc. (READ RELATED ARTICLE: [News] GMA talents are regular employees, says NLRC commissioner) (READ: [News] NLRC Decision for TAG vs […]

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[News] GMA talents are regular employees, says NLRC commissioner

The National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) upholds the earlier decision of its arbiter declaring talents from the Talents Association of GMA (TAG) as regular employees of the Network. In a decision by the NLRC Special Fourth Division signed by Commissioner Numeranio Villena on September 30, 2015, the 106 TAG members were declared “regular employees of […]

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[News] TAG statement on illegal dismissal case article by GMA News Online

TAG statement on illegal dismissal case article by GMA News Online The Talents Association of GMA (TAG) intends to appeal the Labor Arbiter decision dismissing the regularization case filed by one of our members against GMA Network. In an article published Monday, July 13, on the Community Bulletin Board of GMA News Online, Labor Arbiter Remedios Marcos […]

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[Analysis] PART 2: GMA’s arguments why TAG members are not regular employees

PART 2: GMA’s arguments why TAG members are not regular employees (READ PART 1 HERE: [Analysis] PART 1: GMA’s arguments why TAG members are not regular employees) GMA Network Inc. filed an appeal before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) contesting the Arbiter’s decision that members of the Talents Association of GMA (TAG) are regular employees […]

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[Analysis] PART 1: GMA’s arguments why TAG members are not regular employees

PART 1: GMA’s arguments why TAG members are not regular employees (READ PART 2 HERE: [Analysis] PART 2: GMA’s arguments why TAG members are not regular employees) GMA Network Inc. filed an appeal Monday, July 6, before the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) following the Arbiter’s decision ten days earlier declaring members of the Talents Association […]

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[Document] NLRC Decision for TAG vs GMA Network (June 22, 2015)

More than a year and two labor arbiters later, the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) finally issued a decision on the regularization complaint filed by the Talents Association of GMA (TAG) against GMA Network Inc. (READ RELATED ARTICLE: [News] GMA talents declared as regular employees by labor arbiter) (READ: [News] TAG’s Reply to GMA Network’s […]

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