“What drives workers to go abroad is not absolute poverty or unemployment. The majority of the workers who go abroad have skills that are remunerated at levels three to ten times (even more in the case of seafarers) what they can earn here. In fact, the ones who become OFWs are not those ... continue reading
The Center for Research and Communication (CRC), pursuant to its accreditation as a highly-qualified, well-experienced, and trusted Institutional Privacy Trainer of the National Privacy Commission (NPC), will hold its online classes for the “Data Protection Officers Foundational and Certification Course” starting on January 15, 2022. The DPO Foundational and Certification Course is a five-day ... continue reading
Underscoring social organization including firm centrality in effecting key changes in Philippine society, Center for Research and Communications Foundation, Inc. (CRCFI), the research arm of the University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) recently launched its latest research on stakeholder cooperation. Shifting value from “shareholder” to “stakeholder”—that is, greater attention expended to “social stakeholders” has ... continue reading
The National Privacy Commission (NPC) awarded the Center for Research and Communication Foundation, Inc. (CRCFI) a Certificate of Accreditation. The certification recognizes the institution as a highly qualified, well-experienced, and trusted institutional Privacy Trainer under the Training-the-Trainers Program (T3P). Present in the awarding ceremony are Mr. Daniel Rodrigo D. Reyes, President, CRCFI; Mr. Cyrus Paolo Buenafe, Chair, ... continue reading
In the first International Investors Roadshow event of CRC, focusing on "The Philippines as a Top Emerging Market," Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas notes that the Philippines’ BPO-IT Sector is still very globally competitive, but now needs to train its workers so they can migrate to high value knowledge process outsourcing services. ... continue reading
"How do you measure the economic risks associated with the climate crisis?" “Dr. Peter Lee U, CRC Consultant on Energy and Vice-Dean of Economics, University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P) answers a question about measuring the economic risks associated with the climate ... continue reading
Dr. Rolando T. Dy, CRC Consultant on Food and Agribusiness, answers a question about the most cost effective ways to plant Coconut (Cocos nunifera) in the Philippines at the latest CRC International Food and Agribusiness Investors Roadshow earlier this year. “If you have a small plot of land, let's ... continue reading
Of the 5.62 million households comprising the unserved segment in 2018, a little over 55.0% or 3.1 million households are estimated to belong to the [Owner Driven Construction (ODC)] segment. Assuming a stable annual household population growth, the ODC segment is projected to hit close to 3.3 million by 2022. ... continue reading
Join us on August 20, 2021 at 9:00AM-12:00PM in Session 7 of the Series of Economic Fora on Foreign Direct Investments and the Economic Amendments on the 1987 Constitution -- this time, directly addressing the question of “Why Investors Don't Invest in the Philippines.” In a deeply interconnected world, Foreign Direct Investments are ... continue reading
CRC in the Energy Sector — If there’s any industry where it’s clear just how important competition is for consumers’ wallets, it’s the oil products industry. So when the Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) wanted to take a closer look at the inner workings of the “downstream petroleum industry,” a team of consultants from CRC, headed ... continue reading
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