IBON Foundation
NCR family living wage as of February 2023
March 10, 2023
The tiny decline of headline inflation to 8.6% in February 2023 is statistically insignificant and the highest inflation in 14 years is still eating away at the unchanged minimum wage. It’s even worse for the poorest 30% of the population who are battling 9.7% inflation which is the same as in January and the highest […]
1.8-million loss in full-time jobs dispels gov’t claim of recovery, robust jobs market – IBON
March 10, 2023
The jobs crisis is worsening despite the economy reopening. Sugarcoating only hides the problem and prevents urgent action to help millions of Filipinos struggling to make ends meet.
Foreign investment hasn’t done much to develop the Philippine economy
March 6, 2023
Foreign investment can play a role in development but, clearly, not under the free market-oriented policy framework the government has been insisting on since the Marcos dictatorship.
Worker wages not keeping up with their productivity
March 4, 2023
Paltry gains from foreign, oligarch-dominated PH mining
March 3, 2023
On the Marcos Jr admin’s “ayuda”
March 2, 2023
IBON on the 37th anniversary of the EDSA uprising
February 24, 2023
EDSA 1986 was a people’s uprising to oust the dictator Marcos for his immense political and economic sins. The Philippines was made the better and democracy struggles stronger for this.
IBON Executive Director on EDSA 37
February 24, 2023
