
The Wrong Way to Help the Poor (From the Mails by Harvey Malmis Niere)
Why the Philippines’ Wage Hike Risks Killing Businesses, Jobs, and Hope In a country struggling to regain its economic footing post-pandemic, the Philippine House of Representatives has chosen the most politically convenient — and economically reckless — way to address poverty: a blanket ₱200 daily legislated wage increase for all minimum wage earners in the…