By Satur C. Ocampo At Ground Level | The Philippine Star Besides the slowdown in the growth of gross domestic product last year (to 6.1% from 7.2% in 2013), government economic planners have acknowledged that national poverty incidence in the first half of 2014 rose to 25.8%, from 24.6% in first-half 2013. In 10 of…
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P125-Wage Hike and Arroyo’s Economic Boom
If Pres. Arroyo wants to talk about “social payback from the booming economy”, the only acceptable and meaningful social payback that Filipino workers deserve today is a substantial wage increase complemented by price controls, tax reforms, and drastic increases in social services spending BY ARNOLD PADILLA Ibon Foundation Posted by Bulatlat In a televised forum…