Maikling Tulang Pilipino

Maikling Tulang Pilipino

(Short Tagalog Poem in the Philippine)

Welga

Welga
ni: Ariana Trinidad

Dadaanin sa sigaw,
Ang bulong ng utak,
Sa simulaing naligaw,
Malalim din ang babaw!

Sa kalsada ibabandera,
Mga watawat ng pagdurusa,
Laban ng kasama,
Ipakikibaka!

Ang pait sa damdamin
Ay tamis na gagamitin
Upang makapiling
Ang minimithing lilim.

Ang diwa ng unyon,
May pusong lilingon
Makakasumpong
Ng dakilang panginoon!

Huwag kalimutan
Ang pakikipaglaban
Ay hindi sandigan
Para sa sariling kapakanan!

MANILA, Philippines - It's all systems go for Philippine Airlines Employees' Association's (PALEA) planned nationwide strike even as the government undertakes a last-ditch mediation bid to resolve the labor dispute at the flag carrier.

But PAL assured the public it was "ready for a worst-case scenario."

PALEA held a big rally a the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 2 Friday afternoon, saying this was a "dress rehearsal" for the actual strike, which may happen anytime soon.

The union filed the results of its strike vote before the Labor Department last week, and the so-called 7-day cooling-off period lapses today, April 1. The Labor Department has yet to issue its take on this.

The strike, which will be the union's first since 1998, is aimed at paralyzing the operations of PAL, which obtained green light from Malacañang to spin off its non-core units and lay off some 2,600 workers.

“PALEA is 100% ready for a strike that will paralyze the operations of PAL that, in cahoots with the Aquino government, wants to deny workers the right to regular jobs and a collective bargaining agreement (CBA). The only thing that can prevent a strike is for PAL to heed the demand to stop outsourcing and open CBA negotiations without preconditions,” said Gerry Rivera, PALEA president and vice chair of Partido ng Manggagawa (PM), in a statement. Read full story… ABS-CBN News