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The G7 summit: Will Hiroshima deliver the economic interests behind militarism?
May 19, 2023
FEATURES
What the G7 wants and the manner it exacts these are untenable and are only bound to hurt the majority of the world’s populations.
Hindi makatarungan ang mga kondisyon kapalit ng serbisyong komunikasyon
May 15, 2023
Nagmimistulang monopolyo ng impormasyon ang gobyerno at pribadong kumpanya sa paghawak ng datos ng milyon-milyong Pilipino. Ito ang kapalit ng pagtamasa ng komunikasyon at pag-akses sa impormasyon at iba pang serbisyo.
Economic slowdown stresses urgency of boosting household purchasing power with wage hikes, ayuda– IBON
May 14, 2023
The continuing deceleration in household spending from low incomes and high prices is among the biggest factors in the slowdown, and is among issues that the administration can immediately address
BBM’s US trip: It’s all about US
May 9, 2023
The current Marcos Jr administration will have US support despite its deeply corrupt, dynastic and rights-violating character. Or at least as long as the US keeps getting what it wants, and the Philippines doesn’t ask for anything that the US doesn’t want to give — like real freedom and development, or sovereignty and independence.
Filipino workers productivity increasing but real wages falling — IBON
May 8, 2023
The gains from growing productivity are not going to workers as higher wages but to the profits of corporations and the wealth of the super-rich. Giving workers their fair share through decent wages will uplift their lives and also spur economic progress.
19 years and counting: The story of MRT-7
May 7, 2023
FEATURES
Will the MRT-7 answer our systemic transportation problems? At this stage, the project has so far turned out to be a gateway for corporate elites to gain more profits at the expense of the people’s welfare.
PH inflation among the highest in Southeast Asia—IBON
May 7, 2023
The Philippine inflation rate has further eased in April after the 14-year high of 8.7% in January, but it will likely remain high and volatile because the government has not taken decisive steps to lower prices.
Trouble in fishers’ waters
May 4, 2023
Whether or not the government’s rehabilitation efforts will be sufficient to return Laguna de Bay to its former state and capacity as a major source of food, water and livelihood will be tested.
PH minimum wages are family poverty wages – IBON
April 28, 2023
Filipino workers and their families are barely surviving on the minimum wage because this is even less than the official poverty threshold for a family of five.
