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Is It Really About Determination?

       Dirty hands, wrinkled shirts, sore feet, and a body covered with sweat. All of us may have experienced this, but nothing ever comes close to our laborers, the "Manggagawang Pilipino".    Did you ever wonder how these hardworking people just barely put something on their tables? They are living in a hand to mouth existence. Paycheck to paycheck, insufficient money and resources for basic needs, and works over 8 hours a day. Something that isn't fair and unacceptable in my point of view.     If we take a look at the month of May, there is a day for laborers, a day which serves the purpose of ensuring fair rights for Filipino Workers. The celebration constantly uplifts the privileges of our laborers and acknowledges their unending contributions in economic development. Despite their big roles in economic growth, they are the one that sits at the bottom rank of paycheck values. Although the efforts of the government are present, it lacks focus ...