Agham Bayan is published by the Liga ng Agham para sa Bayan (LAB) for the purpose of raising the political and social consciousness of Filipino scientists and technologists regarding the issues and problems affecting Philippine science and society. It is committed to the promotion and use of science in the service of the Filipino nation and people. It espouses the cause of national freedom and democracy.

No one can deny or conceal the fact that the wages of millions of workers, ordinary employees and toiling masses are grossly insufficient in the face of spiraling prices of food, fuel and other basic needs of the people. This is the reason why a number of proposals have been filed before the senate, the […]

In two decades since 1999, the net income of the 1,000 biggest companies in the Philippines grew by 946%. On the other hand, during the same period, the slave-like wages of workers rose by only 140% from ₱224 to ₱537 in the National Capital Region, where minimum wages are highest. Their net income slightly decreased […]

In the entire country, the majority Moro workers in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) receive the lowest wages. The region’s latest order set workers’ daily minimum wages at ₱306 to ₱341. Cotabato City workers receive the highest wage where agricultural workers get ₱316 a day while industry and service workers get ₱341. In […]

The Wyeth Philippines Progressive Workers Union filed a Notice of Strike (NOS) before the National Conciliation and Mediation Board 4-A on May 20. Workers plan to go on strike to demand Wyeth-Nestle to reinstate 145 workers terminated in its factory in Canlubang, Laguna. The company’s plan to lay-off workers first came out in March. According […]