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Filipino Hunger Rate – Lowest Since 2007

Published on July 2, 2011 By Tim Troutman

This is good news but a 15% hunger rate is still too high. No one in the Philippines, or elsewhere, should have to go hungry. PAS is working to help alleviate this problem. I hope you’ll join us. Based on SWS data, the latest hunger rate is the lowest since June 2007, when the recorded [...]

Status Update

Published on November 9, 2010 By Tim Troutman

It’s been quiet on our blog for too long so I wanted to post a few updates. My wife and I traveled to the Philippines (on our own dollar!) in September immediately following the second annual Society Jam benefit concert. The concert went well and raised over $1,000 for PAS. In the Philippines, we managed [...]

DOLE Approves Minimum Wage Increase in Luzon

Published on August 3, 2010 By Tim Troutman

The DOLE (Department of Labor and Employment) has approved a minimum wage increase of 15 pesos (about 33 cents in USD) per day.  The affected area is the main island of Luzon where the capital, Manila, is located.  A work-day in the Philippines is typically nine hours long.  The minimum wage for non-agricultural establishments with less than [...]

Brownouts in Luzon and Power Crisis in Mindanao

Published on March 4, 2010 By admin

The Business Mirror reports that brownouts continue to be a problem for Luzon, the main island of the Philippines. The power supply in the Luzon grid is again in a precarious state, contrary to claims of the Department of Energy (DOE) that power supply is more than enough to provide electricity to households up to [...]