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Ka Leody blasts Imee Marcos video mocking people who work 18 hours a day

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Job Manahan and Mike Navallo, ABS-CBN News

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="Labor leader and presidential aspirant Leody De Guzman and Sen. Imee Marcos. ABS-CBN News/file" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/news/02/12/leody-imee.jpg"/><figcaption>Sen. Imee Marcos. and Labor leader and presidential aspirant Leody De Guzman. <em>ABS-CBN News/file</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - Labor leader and presidential aspirant Leody De Guzman on Saturday criticized a video mocking people who work up to 18 hours a day.</p><p>The video features Senator Imee Marcos, sister of presidential candidate Ferdinand Marcos Jr. </p><p>The video titled &quot;Pagod Len Len,&quot; cites a statement saying that &quot;anyone who claims to work 18 hours a day is either lying or stupid.&quot; </p><p>The video has drawn criticism online, with social media posts filled with stories of employees such as healthcare workers who render additional hours of work either because of the nature of their job or just to make ends meet. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/01/25/22/ka-leody-was-fired-as-a-factory-worker-before-becoming-a-labor-leader">&#x27;No steady income&#x27;: Ka Leody was fired as factory worker before becoming a labor leader</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Di naman ako makapaniwala niyan, puwede kang kumain habang nagtatrabaho pero the rest of the work, you have to focus,&quot; said Marcos in the video. </p><p>Aside from Imee Marcos, the parody features Showtime Miss Q&amp;A winner Juliana Parizcova Segovia, and a certain Roanna Marie. </p><p>De Guzman criticized the video, saying it discredits the realities that an ordinary Filipino worker faces. </p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="tl">“HINDI NIYA NARANASAN ANG PAGIGING MANGGAGAWA.”<br/><br/>Presidential candidate Ka Leody de Guzman reacts to Sen. Imee Marcos describing those who work 18 hrs a day as either “lying” or “stupid.”<br/><br/>Stresses proposal to shorten work hours from 8 to 6 hrs/day, w/o reducing pay. <a href="https://t.co/dRBHtgoVrg">pic.twitter.com/dRBHtgoVrg</a></p>— Mike Navallo (@mikenavallo) <a href="https://twitter.com/mikenavallo/status/1492417769245405184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 12, 2022</a></blockquote><div><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charSet="utf-8" type="text/javascript"></script></div><p>He said Imee, daughter of the late dictator Ferdinand Marcos, was able to say such things because she never experienced being a common laborer. </p><p>&quot;Hindi niya naranasan ang pagiging manggagawa. Hindi rin siya nakalinga ng karaniwang ina na may double burden ng gawaing bahay bukod sa pagtratrabaho,&quot; De Guzman said in a statement. </p><p>&quot;Dahil sa kababaan ng sweldo, hindi lang nag-oobertaym kundi may sideline pa ang marami sa ating mga kamanggagawa,&quot; he added. </p><p>Based on the Department of Labor and Employment&#x27;s website, the <a href="https://nwpc.dole.gov.ph/">current minimum wage rates</a> in the National Capital Region is between P500 to P537, while this is lower in other areas. </p><p>De Guzman has laid down a proposal to shorten work hours from 8 to 6 hours a day without reducing pay.</p><p>He said that shortening the working day is a fight that should continue. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/01/21/22/ka-leody-bats-for-6-hour-workday-in-ph">Ka Leody bats for 6-hour workday in PH</a></li></ul><p>&quot;Dati, ang trabaho ay mula 12 hanggang 16 oras kada araw nang walang overtime premium. Subalit naisabatas ang universal standard na 8-hour working day dahil sa sama-samang pagkilos ng mga manggagawa, sa loob at labas ng gobyerno,&quot; he said.</p><p>&quot;Sa pag-unlad ng teknolohiya, dapat nadadagan ang oras na kontrolado ng tao ang kanyang buhay. Hindi tayo karugtong ng makina o simpleng kasangkapan sa operasyon ng kompanya.&quot;</p><p>Information aggregator iPrice in 2021 said Metro Manila has the third most expensive cost of living in Southeast Asia.</p><p>According to the Malaysia-based firm, the cost of rent, food, transportation, utilities, etc. in Manila totals to about P50,798, a figure 168 percent higher than its residents&#x27; average net salary, which the report estimated at P18,900 a month -- the lowest among the ASEAN cities included in the report. </p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/life/04/22/21/manila-is-one-of-the-most-expensive-cities-in-southeast-asia-study-shows">Manila is one of the most expensive cities in Southeast Asia, study shows</a></li></ul><p>The government&#x27;s Philippine Statistics Authority, meanwhile, said a Filipino family of 5 needed P12,082 per month to cover basic food and non-food needs in the first semester of 2021.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/17/21/ph-family-of-5-needs-p12082-to-cover-basic-needs-psa">Filipino family of 5 needs P12,082 to cover basic needs in first half of 2021: PSA</a></li></ul><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=1617099	" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar">Watch more in <a href="//www.iwantv.com.ph/">iWantv</a> or <a href="//tfc.tv/">TFC.tv</a></div><div> </div>

The video titled 'Pagod Len Len,' cites a statement saying that 'anyone who claims to work 18 hours a day is either lying or stupid.' 

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Ka Leody blasts Imee Marcos video mocking people who work 18 hours a day

Job Manahan and Mike Navallo,

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Published Feb 12, 2022 07:17 PM PHT

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