Letter from Manila

Entitled or empowered? Filipino Gen Zs challenge work norms in the Philippines

Ms Denise Quico (centre left, in white top) and Mr Marky Torres (centre right, with glasses) take wefies with their officemates in the Philippines. PHOTOS: COURTESY OF DENISE QUICO, MARKY TORRES
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MANILA – Audacious, brazen, laughable.

These are some of the reactions on a discussion on social media platform Reddit about Gen Z fresh graduates in the Philippines who ask for a starting pay of 30,000 pesos (S$717). Gen Z refers to those born between 1997 and 2012, with the oldest among them just 26 years old.

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