In a move to cultivate a more inclusive work environment, the Department of Science and Technology – Central Office (DOST-CO), through its Gender and Development Unit (GADU) commenced its first Gender Sensitivity Training (GST) for newly hired employees. (2024 Gender Sensitivity Training (GST)...
HOTSPOT Tonyo Cruz Up to now, there are those who believe that laziness is what’s behind the poverty and difficult life of many Filipinos. Jose Rizal already answered this charge in his time, but the fable still exists, infecting minds about the real reasons behind destitution. Enter the World...
Income inequality in the Philippines remained one of the highest rates in East Asia despite important gains in poverty reduction following recent strong economic performance and improving access to employment, the World Bank reported. In a World Bank report titled “Overcoming Poverty and...
NEW YORK, USA — President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. highlighted that the world has yet to resolve one problem: inequality and inequity among nations, especially in the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. speaks at the 77th Session of the...
While Presidential aspirant Vice President Leni Robredo is open to taxing the rich more, she stressed that it should not be the only solution in addressing inequality in the country. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Robredo during an economic forum on Friday, Jan. 21, explained that taxing...
Vice President Leni Robredo hopes that the commemoration of the International Human Rights Day serves as a call to action against oppression and inequality. Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP) Robredo, who is running for president in the 2022 elections, said Friday, Dec. 10, that may the...
The next Department of Finance (DOF) head needs to keep a close eye on four pressing issues, such as public debt, inflation, exacerbated inequality and climate change, President Duterte’s chief economic manager said. Eight months before the term of the Duterte administration ends, Finance...
The climate crisis is a universal concern that threatens all living creatures. But why do women across the globe carry a heavier burden than men when it comes to dealing with its consequences? The same way the health emergency unjustly affects Asians, black, and women in many aspects, climate...
Malacañang explained that there was no inequality in the distribution of coronavirus vaccines in the country, saying it has always been based on science. Workers wait for their vaccination inside SM Manila cinema that has been converted into a COVID-19 vaccination site on June 8, 2021. (Ali Vicoy/...
Vice President Leni Robredo has called on women to “break barriers” and “change the narrative” to prove that the strength of true leaders lies in compassion and dignity, and not in “macho posturing.” Vice President Leni Robredo (OVP photo) Joining the Gender E-Quality Webinar by Liceo...
Postcard from the edge Text and images by Joaquin Lerma The author at the facade of AGNSW After being forced to move online in March due to the Covid-19 lockdown, the 22nd Sydney Biennale, the world's second longest running international biennial art exhibition (next only to the Venice Biennale)...
