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Sonny Matula | |
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President of the Federation of Free Workers | |
Assumed office 2011 | |
Workers' Delegate,International Labor Conferences | |
In office 2009–2021 | |
Vice President of the Federation of Free Workers | |
In office 2006–2011 | |
Chief Legal Counsel,Federation of Free Workers | |
In office 1998–2006 | |
Executive Director 5,Presidential Anti-Graft Commission | |
In office 2001–2002 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Jose Sonny Gito Matula January 21,1965 Loreto,Agusan del Sur,Philippines |
Alma mater | Mindanao State University (BA) |
Occupation | Labor lawyer |
Jose Sonny Gito Matula is a labor leader and current president of Federation of Free Workers. He was a senatorial candidate in 2019 and 2022.
Matula was born on January 21,1965,in Agusan del Sur to Carlos Matula Sr. and Basilia Gito-Matula,He was a valedictorian of the Loreto Central Elementary School. he later moved to Butuan,having high school at Agusan National High School,he later went to Mindanao State University,from which he got the Bachelor of Arts in Political Science. [1] [2]
Sonny Matula is the Federation of Free Workers president, [3] [4] [5] he served as a legal counselor for 20 years,before becoming the executive director of the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission from 2001 to 2002, [6] he became the commissioner of the Social Security System (SSS) from 2006 to 2010,from which he became the chairperson of the Nagkaisa Labor Coalition. [7]
Sonny Matula ran for senator in the 2019 Philippine Senate elections,losing with 50th out of 62 people or with 400,339 votes. [3] [8]
Sonny Matula was chosen to be the 12th senator for the Team Robredo–Pangilinan coalition,running as an independent politician, [6] [9] [10] [11] the Makabayan Coalition endorsed Matula in a sports ceremony. [12]
Matula is married to Melba Cubal,an accountant,having two children with her. [1]
Matula supports the Labor Code,advocating for a higher penalty if the code was broken,he supported raising the penalty from 1,000 PHP to 50,000 PHP. He stated that "employers violate the labor code frequently because the penalty is low". A former law was filed by Senator Win Gatchalian which was then vetoed by former president Rodrigo Duterte. [13]
Sonny Matula advocates for more jobs outside Metro Manila and urges the Congress to fix the Wage Rationalization Act or Republic Act No. 6727,and to up the minimum wage in rural areas in the Philippines. [14]
After Leni Robredo added Sonny to join her senate slate,Sonny and his group allegedly supported Robredo's rival,Bongbong Marcos,Sonny denied the statement,stating "We gave Marcos the courtesy of a guest and as an elected senator of the republic. The same courtesy we extended to the other candidates who attended our 2016 election forum". [15]
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