Five union leaders, namely Dennis Derige, Myra Opada, Joksan Branzuela, Jonel Labrador and Cristito Pangan, were arrested on November 30, 2020. They helped organizing workers protests on November 27, 2020, against the dismissal of 300 workers of the First Glory Apparel in the Mactan ecozone amid the pandemic. This was the latest in the surge of mass layoffs at garment firms in the zone in the previous three months. It is reported that the Sports City group of companies laid off 4,000 workers, Yuenthai fired 200 workers, FCO laid off 100 workers and Kor Landa retrenched 67 workers.