The hidden HR costs of a geopolitical conflict, 1
A City I Once Knew
I was bewildered when I read the news. The joint military initiative of the United States and Israel had bombed...
Wellness leave is not a luxury
THE FACULTY lounge at work turned into a travel planning hub the moment the news carried the Wellness Leave Policy. A friend pulled out...
Calling Private Sector HR: Join R06 Compensation Survey ‘26
WHEN I decided to make the Philippines my permanent home in 2020, one of the first things I did was listen. I listened in...
‘Magkano ba ang sapat?’ Rethinking wages in expensive PH, 2
The Evidence in Our Annual Ritual
Minimum wages in the Philippines adjust constantly, but unevenly. There is no single national date. Each region’s wage board...
‘Magkano ba ang sapat?’ Rethinking wages in expensive PH, 1
When Numbers Rise, So Does My Blood Pressure
Every year, almost ritualistically, I scroll through the Department of Labor and Employment’s regional wage orders. NCR...
When a signature is not enough, 2
AWARDS and recognitions operate in much the same way. Public acknowledgment confers honor, but it also creates obligation. To receive an award in front...
When a signature is not enough, 1
LAST November, key education and regulatory agencies gathered with a shared urgency to confront diploma mills and begin building an online national registry.
The...
EQ > IQ: When the smartest person in the room Is not chosen to...
A Counterpoint (Because It’s Not That Simple)
To be fair, there’s a part of me that sympathizes with my former colleague’s frustration. Maybe he did...
EQ > IQ: When the smartest person in the room Is not chosen to...
I STILL remember the crackling tension of that morning on the 28th floor in 2012, back when I was a junior analyst crunching data...
‘Hindi kaya ng powers ko?’ How to influence workplace even without a title, 2
The Fragile Triangle of Formal Power
In organizational life, formal authority usually appears in three forms — legitimate, reward, and coercive power.
Elizabeth Perry describes legitimate...