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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.
Hindipendence Day: The Matrix is Real
June 13, 2024
The US imperial machine’s grip on the Philippine neocolonial mind is far more subtle and sophisticated than simple puppetry though, and hence so much more powerful.
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.
Extensive US overseas military bases for domination not defense – IBON
May 27, 2024
The US harps about China and Russia military aggression but its vast network of overseas military bases worldwide which the US has used to launch the most offensive military operations of any country since World War II shows that its aggression is much worse.
Job-losing growth in first quarter 2024 is cause for alarm not optimism – IBON
May 10, 2024
The difficulty in creating enough decent and sustainable work which leaves millions of Filipinos to survive off of meager incomes certainly cannot in any way be a source of “optimism and pride,” as the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) put it when the growth figures were released
IBON says of wage hike: “Ang bara ay ang di pag-suporta ng pangulo”
May 9, 2024
The proposed wage bills in Congress to various degrees bring wages closer to the family living wage, which corrects years of meager wage increases that have lagged behind profits, productivity and inflation.
Hunger rise, extensive poverty debunks jobs improvement hype — IBON
May 8, 2024
Government’s constant hype of “labor market improvement” is not being felt by many Filipinos struggling with poor quality jobs and, as a result, are falling into worsening hunger and widespread poverty.
Cha-cha in Education: An Unnecessary and Distracting Move
May 7, 2024
The education sector in the Philippines will be opened for foreign participation and investment, whether through ownership or other forms of partnership, if lawmakers have their way.
Human rights in Asia: In the flashpoint of crisis and war
May 3, 2024
The onslaught of imperialism is relentless and brutal, and the sufferings of the working people are unimaginable.
