Davao Sur Women Live in Fear After Attacks
A report in the Philippine Daily Inquirer today said women in Davao del Sur live in fear following a series of attacks, believed to be by members of the cult.…
Cotabato City Blast Wounds Two
A bomb exploded in Cotabato City today, Friday, wounding two people. Police said the crude explosive device was placed outside a restaurant. Reports (here and here) said the police have…
The Daily Post (1/5/07)
One of our most commented-on post was the one about why call centers are not putting up shops in Davao. The most recent comment was posted by Ela, who is…
The wage debate
There’s a raging debate now about the recent passage by Congress of a 125-peso across-the-board salary increase. On the one hand, workers and unionists insist that this increase, such as it is, is long overdue. On the other hand, businesses have denounced the increase as not only a product of political posturing by congressmen (to curry favor from the public in this year’s election) but also harmful to the economy in the long run.
We revisit some of our stories on this issue.