Advocacies
IBON Executive Director on 2023 first sem poverty stats
December 22, 2023
IBON: Forced franchise consolidation will distress thousands of drivers and strand millions of commuters
December 13, 2023
Marcos Jr administration’s refusal to extend the franchise consolidation deadline reveals how callous it is to ordinary Filipinos – the livelihoods of tens of thousands of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators will be disrupted and millions of people will have an even harder time commuting.
Laban ng tsuper, komyuter at bayan sa huling buwan ng taon
December 12, 2023
Kahit sabihing layunin ng PUV Modernization Program na paunlarin ang sistema ng pampublikong transportasyon sa Pilipinas, tila hindi nagtutugma ang mga ‘solusyon’ ng gobyerno na nakasaad dito, bagkus ay nagdadala ito ng marami pang problema at maaring maging sanhi ng mas matindi pang krisis sa bansa.
Minimum Wage vs Family Living Wage Per Region, as of November 2023
December 8, 2023
NCR Family Living Wage, as of November 2023
December 8, 2023
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.
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.
Most Filipinos can’t cope even with lower inflation
November 16, 2023
