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…
The party-list system in the Philippines: Mangled and twisted beyond recognition
In the recently held Philippine national elections on 9 May 2022, a total of 55 party-list groups1 filled up 62 seats in the House of Representatives. Joining the party-list representatives are 253 district representatives elected in the same elections. The ACT-CIS or the Anti-Crime and Terrorism…