President Benigno Aquino 3rd has no moral authority to describe himself as pro-worker since the wage increases that happened under his administration were the smallest since the 1990s.

According to independent research group Ibon Foundation, the Aquino administration hiked the minimum wage five times from June 30, 2010 to May 2, 2016.

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