Proceedings of the first Independence congress : held in the city of Manila, Philippine islands, February 22-26, 1930 / Published under the direction of Dean maximo M. Kalaw, executive secretary, University of the Philippines.

LABOR SECTION

The Labor Section of the First Independence Congress held its session at 9:00 A. M., on February 25,
1930, with Dean Jorge Bocobo as Chairman. The
Chairman, in his opening remarks, stated the main
purpose of the meeting and expressed his appreciation
of the keen interest which the labor element and its
sympathizers had been taking in Philippine national
problems. He also remarked that the laboring mass,
which constituted the vast majority of the population,
should be a dominant factor in shaping the national
policies and future destiny of the Islands.
The first speaker of the day was Professor Serafin
E. Macaraig, of the University of the Philippines who
read the following paper:
IMMIGRATION AND POPULATION PROBLEMS
OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS
By Dr. SERAFIN E. MACARAIG,
Assistant Professor of Sociology, U. P.
MR. CHAIRMAN AND GENTLEMEN
OF THE CONGRESS:
A very distinguished American publicist, a very strong sympathizer of our independence movement, truly said that, with
the advent of independence, our troubles and problems will
have just begun. As a member of this Congress, part of whose
purpose is the discussion of problems which may confront a
Philippine republic, I have chosen for my topic "The Immigration and Population Problems of an Independent Philippines."
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