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The excuses they give: Kung ayaw ng wage hike, maraming dahilan
February 20, 2024
Opponents of a minimum wage hike say it will be “catastrophic” – cause inflation, lead to layoffs, and bankrupt firms. They say it will only help a few and only for a little while. None of these arguments holds water.
Cha-cha ni Marcos Jr: Isa pang maling hakbang
February 16, 2024
PRAYMER
Akala yata ng mga nasa poder na uubra ang pangangako ng kaunlaran bilang pantabing sa pansarili nilang interes sa Cha-cha. Ang totoo, mismong ang pangangatwiran para sa ekonomiya ang magpapatingkad ng pagka-anti-mamamayan ng Cha-cha ni Marcos Jr.
Widespread informality, growing poverty belie gov’t claims of robust jobs market – IBON
February 7, 2024
The prevalent lack of decent work and the increasing number of Filipinos falling into poverty dispels the Marcos Jr administration’s hype of a “robust” labor market.
The spectacular errors of economic cha-cha proponents
February 4, 2024
COMMENTARY
It has become Cha-cha etiquette to always sugarcoat political changes with promises of a bright economic future once the charter’s economic provisions are fixed.
Economy returning to pre-pandemic slowing growth hits poor the worst – IBON
January 31, 2024
Most recent GDP figures puts the economy on the same trajectory of slowing growth that plagued it prior to the pandemic.
Gov’t red-tagging undermines freedom of opinion, IBON tells UN special rapporteur Irene Khan
January 25, 2024
The effectiveness of IBON’s information and education work is critically dependent on the credibility of its research and analysis. The government’s red-tagging of IBON is attempting to undermine this credibility not just among the general public but among the specific governmental, civil society, school and private sector circles that we work in.
Econ Cha-cha will not develop PH nor solve livelihood crisis — IBON
January 18, 2024
Cha-cha will only bring more of the same foreign investment liberalization that has stranded the country’s development for decades and left millions of Filipinos struggling amid a jobs crisis.
PH starts 2024 on weak footing: Jobless growth and deindustrialization
January 12, 2024
FEATURE
The Marcos Jr administration knows that we all want good news because, well, who doesn’t. Unfortunately, it is taking advantage of this to manage citizens’ perception of the economy.
Stagnant employment and shrinking labor force indicate worsening disguised joblessness — IBON
January 10, 2024
The lower unemployment rate appears favorable but should not be taken at face value.