Despite the absence of critical issues relating to workers' rights and welfare in President Marcos Jr.'s just-concluded State of the Nation Address (SONA), various labor groups reiterated their call for a P150 wage increase, among other labor concerns.
“As we listened to the President’s...
John Eli Caldas is a 26-year-old American of mixed parentage. His mother is a Filipina and his father is from Colombia. He was born in Glendale and raised in Duarte, both cities located in the Los Angeles County in California. A graduate of...
You can still catch the June 2023 96th Anniversary Issue of the Philippines Graphic
Featuring:
· Nick Joaquin, lived experiences, and the Fil-Am Identity by John Eli Caldas
· The Philippines Graphic at 96: After the pandemic
· Aliw Broadcasting Corporation launches Aliw 23
· LITERATURE: The Humor of D. Paulo Dizon
· FICTION:...
The Governance Commission for Government-Owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG) has to oversee more than 100 GOCCs.
Republic Act 10149 or the “GOCC Governance Act of 2011” states that GCG has three appointive members of the Commission, a chairman and two commissioners, and two ex-officio...
With the creation of the Governance Commission for Government-owned or -Controlled Corporations (GCG), there is now an agency that centrally and directly monitors GOCCs, ensuring their viability and operational efficiency.
The GCG is mandated to rationalize the operations of these GOCCs to promote efficient...
Good governance, Rightsizing, Efficiency, Accountability and Transparency
After serving as Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan for 14 years, retired Justice Alex L. Quiroz availed of early retirement in August 2022.
But the new administration had other plans for him. Quiroz was appointed that same...
With more than 400,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases in the Philippines and the pandemic-induced economic slump this year, experts from various fields will gather in...
The Federation of Free Workers (FFW) urged Congress to refrain from further engaging in what the labor group called as "political infighting" to address...