Falling employment, rising underemployment confirm worsening joblessness

June 9, 2026

NEWS

The overall labor force picture is of an economy that is still not creating enough work.

HB 9465 will stop economic truths from being told

June 4, 2026

STATEMENT

At a time when Filipinos face persistent economic difficulties, the space for independent research should be expanded, not quelled.

US demand for higher PH military spending threatens dev’t priorities

June 3, 2026

NEWS

Every peso used for military expenditures is a peso less for the country’s urgent development needs.

Substantial economic relief will help millions amid worsening crisis

May 21, 2026

Millions of Filipinos are just a few more price increases away from poverty.

How can Marcos lead ASEAN prosperity while PH lags behind? – IBON

May 8, 2026

Slowing growth, soaring prices, and worsening joblessness expose the Marcos administration’s failed economic management and diminish its credibility to lead ASEAN especially at this time of crisis

BBM completes stagflationary hat trick: Soaring prices, worsening jobs, slowing growth

May 7, 2026

ANALYSIS

The government cannot claim that it is addressing problems “directly and decisively” when families are forced to pay more for essentials as their livelihoods become even more insecure.

Headline figures mask crisis of informal, volatile labor—IBON

May 6, 2026

The data underscore an economy without stable foundations. Agriculture and manufacturing are critical for broad-based and sustainable growth but continue to fluctuate and deteriorate, while services mainly absorb displaced workers in insecure and low-quality employment.

Inflation burden heavier on millions amid lack of gov’t action

May 5, 2026

The burden of adjusting to the oil price shocks has been shifted onto over 21 million poor and vulnerable Filipino families. The government’s refusal to cut oil taxes and regulate prices reflects a policy failure that leaves the majority to fend for themselves amid a deepening crisis.

A fertilizer crisis unfolds

April 27, 2026

Are we headed to the inevitability of food insecurity or famine from a war that is not of our own making but brings the heaviest toll on us? More expensive fuel and fertilizer should not be a threat if only the Philippine government protects the domestic economy, local food production, and the direct food producers—the farmers and fisherfolk.