Concentrating on housing markets like the Owner Driven Construction (ODC)] segment can lower down costs and magnify the multiplier impacts
"For [the Owner Driven Construction (ODC)] segment, the possession of a valuable asset like property provides both the security and the opportunity for these households to improve their plight given their limited purchasing power, as long as some form of direct assistance and support is given to them." ... continue reading
What Drives Workers to Go Abroad?
“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
CRC offers Online Data Protection Officers Foundational and Certification Course
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
The importance of the Philippines’ young and growing population in fuelling the country’s economic recovery according to Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas
“Celebrating youth in the Philippines”, published on May 11, 2021 in his column “Business and Society” in the Manila Bulletin, CRC Director for Research Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas highlights the importance of the Philippines’ young and growing population in fueling the country’s economic recovery once the pandemic has hopefully been put under reasonable control. ... continue reading
Maintaining Family connections during the quarantine
“Parents now are lucky because technology is opening many opportunities to keep their children engaged. There are many educational apps which children can learn a lot from…” - Dr. Lexie Estacio “Technology in this time of crisis serves many other purposes apart from mere entertainment. However, this must ... continue reading
Project UNESCO Creative Cities: CRCFI launches research on Stakeholder Cooperation
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
Tony Meloto: On the Challenges of Social Entrepreneurship
The challenge for social entrepreneurs in most third-world countries is two-fold. First, there is the question of how to help grow the local economy and protect the environment by raising a new generation of wealth creators at home, rather than just jobseekers abroad. And social entrepreneurship is the place where charity, sustainability, entrepreneurship, ... continue reading
Dr. Bernardo Villegas, on the need for equal access to affordable technical and vocational education
“What should be given a high priority is the goal of giving equal access to affordable technical and vocational education.” “This is the biggest gap in our pool of human resources. It is paradoxical that, despite our having a young and growing population, certain technical ... continue reading
The Philippines’ “Demographic Dividend”: A Young, Growing and English-Speaking Population
“Celebrating youth in the Philippines”, published on May 4, 2021 in his column “Business and Society” in the Manila Bulletin, CRC Director for Research Dr. Bernardo M. Villegas highlights the significance of what has been called the Philippines' demographic dividend – a young, growing and English speaking population which will play an important part ... continue reading
