Wednesday, February 04, 2026

Minimum wage reform and productivity strategy 

Rene Romero

(On Legislating a ₱1,000 Daily Minimum Wage with Government Wage Subsidy as a Pillar of Inclusive Growth, Productivity, and Good Governance) I HAVE long advocated for a ₱1,000 daily minimum wage, not merely as a labor issue, but as a strategic economic reform essential to empowering Filipino workers, strengthening domestic demand, and achieving inclusive national […]


Aboitiz Foundation, Aboitiz Renewables expands digital learning access in Benguet through AuroraPH

Press release

BENGUET, PHILIPPINES — Six previously unenergized schools in Benguet now have access to electricity, the internet, and digital learning tools through AuroraPH, a flagship program by Aboitiz Foundation Inc. (AFI) in partnership with Aboitiz Renewables, Inc.   The AuroraPH program aims to narrow energy gaps through solar power systems in last-mile schools, enabling meaningful digital […]


Julia and Jennica’s face-off intensifies emotional episode… SHARON AND JANICE’S GRIPPING CONFRONTATION IN “SAVING GRACE” EARNS PRAISE FROM VIEWERS

Press release

Veteran actresses Sharon Cuneta and Janice De Belen took their acting prowess to the highest level for their much-awaited confrontation scene that earned praise from viewers in “Saving Grace: The Untold Story.” Viewers commended Sharon and Janice’s effective portrayals in the emotional scene wherein a scorned yet feisty Miranda (Sharon) was at the receiving end of Helena’s […]


End mass promotion, stop promoting failure

Rey Yumang

FOR YEARS, teachers, parents, and school heads have lived inside this quiet fiction: promotion rates are above 95% while national assessments reveal an entirely different story. Our learners cannot read, cannot compute, and cannot comprehend at the levels expected of them The latest Turning Point report by Second Congressional Commission on Education (EDCOM 2) tears […]