Martial Law @50: Continuing quest for social justice and freedom from poverty
The maturity of a nation, it has been said, can be gleaned from how its people treat its painful past -- with brave acceptance of what happened and a strong conviction to prevent it from happening again. However, an overwhelming number of Filipinos (31 million) have recently decided that the pain…
Gig delivery riders: Workers or independent contractors?
The Covid-19 pandemic saw the rise of digital platform workers who were mostly invisible in normal times. The new workers in the digital economic universe -- commonly called platform or gig economy -- became essential workers providing the needed services when the pandemic locked down people inside…
A marginal tax for ultra-rich to uplift poor (Part 2 of 3)
In Part 1, we proposed a 3% wealth tax to end Philippine poverty, noting that it would be reasonable given the wealth and profits of the country’s richest. Moreover, a fair wealth tax schedule can be adopted following the concentration of wealth in the country. In this part, we seek to demonstrate…