The people are the lifeblood of a nation, which is to say that it cannot exist without those who keep it alive and healthy. That being said, the first day of May is dedicated to the workers. We find our workers full to the brim of work, whilst at the same time being exploited by not giving them just compensation for the effort they put into what they do. While it is true that balancing costs is essential to keep the business afloat and not sink into losses, it is undeniable that the workers [READ MORE]

Photo courtesy of Zane Esparaga According to Silliman University Faculty Association (SUFA) President Jonathan Te, Silliman University has a total of 96 million excess revenues over expenses from 2017 to 2020 based on the University Audited Financial Statements. A detailed excess amount the university had each year starting from 2017 are as follows: ₱4 million in 2017, ₱12 million in 2018, ₱26 million in 2019, and ₱54 million in 2020. The administration is obliged to provide the union [READ MORE]

The tragedy of the Commons, a well-known article written by an American ecologist Garret Hardin in 1968, ignited a lot of minds on the reality of resource consumption. It became a “reminder” of how humans consume shared resources. Nowadays it is used as a concept. It tells about a scenario where the shared environmental resources are abused and exploited, eventually creating a threat to everyone involved. Hardin likened it to sheep grazing in common land. Surmising that if every herdsman [READ MORE]