Advocacies
NCR Family Living Wage, as of July 2024
August 7, 2024
Food inflation worst this year; hits poor Filipinos hardest amid low wages
August 7, 2024
Unabated inflation further burdens Filipinos who have been struggling to cope with high prices amid stagnated wages and persistent poverty.
Are there less poor Filipinos?
July 26, 2024
There is much to be done to develop the Philippines. Among the first steps is being more honest about the real extent of poverty and underdevelopment.
NCR Family Living Wage, as of June 2024
July 5, 2024
Poor families grappling with high food costs despite lower inflation – IBON
July 5, 2024
Despite lower June inflation, Filipino families are not earning enough to keep up with the high prices.
Independent? How the Philippines still serves US economic interests
June 13, 2024
All the celebratory hullabaloo and hype of “hard-won independence” and being a “free country” distorts how Philippine independence is nominal without true self-determination.
Youth hit hardest by stagnant job creation — IBON
June 7, 2024
Recent labor force data shows that the economy is still struggling to create enough decent work – and the youth are most affected.
