Wake me up before you POGO

Enero 9, 2020

BY JOSE LORENZO LIM

The government has relied on the BPO industry for economic growth but even that is slowing down as seen in the decline of BPO investments in the country. Now, the government seems to be replacing BPOs with POGOs as the future of the services sector.

Water rates and profits through the years

Disyembre 20, 2019

The State of our Access to Clean Water and Sanitation

Disyembre 12, 2019

Renegotiation of CA not enough without renouncing privatization –WPN

Disyembre 9, 2019

NEWS

The Water for the People Network (WPN) said that government should renounce water privatization and assert water as a human right whose provision should be under effective public control. This is the most important basis for terminating the concession agreements (CA) between the State and private water firms.

Falling real wages, more expensive food (Updated)

Disyembre 6, 2019

Most new jobs temporary, poor quality — IBON

Disyembre 6, 2019

NEWS

Research group IBON said the recently reported large increase in employment and slight decrease in unemployment bring much-needed relief to millions of Filipinos who have been suffering worsening unemployment since the Duterte administration began. The group however also warned against complacency. Looking at the official labor force survey results more completely shows that the majority of jobs created were temporary and poor-quality.

The Need for a Substantial Wage Hike

Disyembre 1, 2019

November Ends

Nobyembre 30, 2019

Counterproductive Counterinsurgency

Nobyembre 17, 2019

BY SONNY AFRICA

Development policymaking is hard enough as it is – the Philippines after so many decades of so many development plans is a case in point. Now the military wants to take that over as well?