According to the International Labour Organisation (ILO) 2018 data, an estimated 61.4 to 3.5 million of the total 5.7 million individuals 15 years old and over are actively engaged in the labour market either working or looking for work (labour force participation). The labour force expands yet opportunities for employment contracts. Developing countries like the Philippines account for 73% of…
“Tell me, who are the people in your neighbourhood?”, went a song in a Sesame Street segment. My old neighbourhood in Bulacan was quite interesting. I remember my block neighbors so well and they’re a mixed lot. There was Elisa who used to play “luto-lutuan (pretend cooking)” with me; Abu, her younger brother, who would always hide our toys; Onyok,…
I recently met someone: He was everything a fairy tale protagonist falls short of description: He has those penetrating, enigmatic eyes; smile that could make my heart skip a beat at every flash; way with words so smooth, the mulberry worms would fluster; those hands so strong and big, they could hold all planets in one’s universe. He looked like…
My mother has transitioned four days before Christmas of 2018. It was sudden yet anticipated for, at least by me, because the last few months and weeks, I just knew something inevitable was looming. I have had this knowing that mom was going, but to a certain extent, I was not acknowledging it. Possibly I was in denial that mom,…
Yesterday a construction crane crashed down on a power pole that is supplying electricity in our area. Good thing, no one was hurt and power has been normalized after less than 10 hours. I attribute it to Mercury retrograde. Mercury is in retrograde when it moves in an opposite direction to the Earth. Communication is said to be affected when…
Quitting a job? Wait until a new one comes by. Want to find love? Wait for the right person. Feeling something is wrong with the body? Wait for more symptoms to show before going for a check-up. Why do we wait when we can do things now? Why do we procrastinate? Does waiting shield us from making mistakes? Does it…