IBON Foundation

Despite lower inflation, expensive food hurting poor families—IBON

December 5, 2023

Inflation may have been lower in November, but poor and low-income families still contended with high prices of common food items, especially rice.

Bp. Solito Toquero, 81

December 3, 2023

TRIBUTE

Bishop Sol’s modest and gentle manner belied the staunchness of his beliefs and how he firmly guided IBON’s work.

Transport Series No. 1: Metro Manila’s Transport Chaos

November 21, 2023

IBON’s Transport Series aims to describe the problems in the sector and come up with viable and sustainable solutions. This part of the series describes the mess, including government’s official transport policies.

Water for the people: Groups buck worsening water privatization

November 18, 2023

Various water stakeholders gathering in a conference to study water privatization instead called for strengthening people’s control over resources as basic as water.

Falling real wages, more expensive food (as of October 2023)

November 7, 2023

Inflation reportedly eased in October 2023, but Filipinos’ wages and incomes still have not been keeping up with the price increases.

Minimum wage vs family living wage per region as of October 2023

November 7, 2023

Inflation reportedly eased in October 2023, but Filipinos’ wages and incomes still have not been keeping up with the price increases.