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Being Anna Mae Lamentillo: Lessons on gender equality & how to bridge the gender gap

She started young. Born Feb. 7, 1991 to a seaman father with Spanish lineage and a businesswoman mother from a Chinese family, Anna Mae Lamentillo, on her own recollection, remembers growing up in a “multi-cultural household, where the spirit of empowerment and equality...

Labor group invokes Catholic social teaching to advocate for P150 wage hike and real wage recovery

In a plea for economic justice, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) is harnessing the Catholic Church's social teachings to support their campaign for a P150 daily wage increase. This legislative initiative seeks to rejuvenate the purchasing power of the workforce, thereby addressing...

Two Poems

ELEGY I am trying to catch the best of Life as lived with my grandchildren I am trying to comprehend death When I see humans good as dead As a sudden explosion transforms A house of healing Into grim inferno of the dead and the dying And wounded children wailing Desperately looking For...

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Federation of Free Workers calls PhP150 wage  hike the first step  toward inclusive growth and fair wages amid economic expansion

Following recent statements by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. about the Philippines' ambitious target to achieve an 8% gross domestic product (GDP) growth, the Federation of Free Workers (FFW) welcomes said aspiration but emphasizes the necessity for this growth to be inclusive, shared, and...

Enabling and Pushing the Boundaries of Science for Health, Social Development and the Economy

PANEL REACTOR speech by Tingog Party-List Rep. Jude Acidre  It’s an honor for me to share a few thoughts on the profound impact of collaboration and unity in driving innovation, shaping the future of clinical trials, and advancing medical research for the betterment of...

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Literature as it unfolds

That time of year has come again, and the panel of judges convenes to pick the winners of the 2018 Nick Joaquin Literary Awards....

FFW Welcomes House Passage of ₱200 Wage Hike: ‘That was a Dunk Shot on 3rd Reading’

The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) has welcomed the passage of the ₱200 nationwide minimum wage hike bill on third and final reading in...

Edgardo B. Maranan, poet, storyteller by Alma Anonas-Carpio

He won the most number of Palanca Awards—35—and was elevated to the awards’ Hall of Fame in 2000. Some 15 of his 35 Palanca...

Labor coalition supports Pimentel SC petition questioning PhilHealth fund transfer to National Treasury

NAGKAISA—the largest labor coalition in the country—expressed support for the petition filed in the Supreme Court by Senator Koko Pimentel, as well as concerned...