TUCP MESSAGE FOR THE NEW YEAR

As 2025 draws to a close, we recall the Scripture that tells us to “rejoice with those who rejoice” as we honor the love of our families and friends, and to “weep with those who weep,” standing in solidarity with the suffering, and transforming our righteous anger into reform and renewal.

If 2025 revealed for us to see the depths and pervasiveness of corruption from government infrastructure projects to tax collections, then 2026 must be the year of truth and accountability when we hold all corrupt officials to account, restore integrity in public service, and reclaim the people’s trust in our democracy: SA BAGONG TAON, PANANAGUTIN ANG LAHAT NG KURAKOT!

If 2025 exposed that Filipinos were robbed blind by the billions, and even trillions in substandard and ghost infrastructure projects at the DPWH, and at the same time 70% of potential tax collections went to “shakedowns” of businesses, big and small, then 2026 must be the year to recover what was stolen from the Filipino people not only through restitution but through reforms to ease the burden of every Filipino working family: IBALIK ANG PERA NG TAUMBAYAN, IKULONG ANG MGA KURAKOT!

If 2025 unmasked the thieves in power, then 2026 should be the year to get and give that power back to the people, especially the truly marginalized and underrepresented: DAPAT TAASAN NG KONGRESO ANG SWELDO NG MANGGAGAWANG PILIPINO, BABAAN ANG BUWIS SA KURYENTE!

As we welcome 2026, we in TUCP renew our unwavering hope and unshakeable faith in the Filipino worker, giving voice to the voiceless, dignity to the disregarded, and strength to the struggling towards a future where workers are front and center: PARA SA MANGGAGAWA, HINDI PARA SA MAGKAKAMAG-ANAK O SINUMANG GINAGAWANG NEGOSYO O GATASAN ANG GOBYERNO!