Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN
Labor groups, together with Akbayan Partylist Rep. Perci Cendaña, protest before the Social Security System (SSS) headquarters in Quezon City on Jan. 14, 2025 against the government's decision to increase the SSS premium contributions from 14 percent to 15 percent under Republic Act 11999 which took effect this year. The group insists that the government should focus on policies to improve the lives of Filipino workers such as raising the minimum wage and lowering the prices of basic commodities. PHOTO BY ISMAEL DE JUAN

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