Minimum Wage and FLW per region, as of October 2026

November 10, 2026

Jobs crisis deepens as PH unemployment surges, becomes worst in the region—IBON

November 6, 2026

The September surge in Philippine unemployment is the worst among Southeast Asian countries and exposes how millions of Filipinos are struggling to eke out a living amid a worsening jobs crisis under Pres. Marcos Jr, said research group IBON. The administration’s longstanding overreliance on attracting foreign investments and market-driven upskilling of Filipino workers has failed […]

Minimum Wage and FLW per region, as of September 2026

November 3, 2026

IBON scores Marcos admin’s performative support for farmers and fisherfolk

October 31, 2026

Amid the ongoing oil price shock driving up production costs and a worsening Super El Niño damaging crops and livelihoods, government aid remains a pittance compared to the scale of needs.

KALINGA: Relief too small for a crisis so big

October 23, 2026

KALINGA’s powerful sponsors have shown neither the political will to get the bill passed nor the ambition to make its promised relief adequate.

Stop power privatization, democratize the power sector—IBON

October 17, 2026

An integrated national power development plan should link the power sector to national industrialization.

Super El Niño

The government’s bucket solution

October 14, 2026

The president’s balde response to what could be the strongest El Niño in 150 years raises serious questions about the Marcos administration’s preparedness.

HOR’s 2027 GAB worsens already flawed NEP—IBON

October 13, 2026

The HOR has further distorted the proposed budget with its grossly election-driven amendments.

The Long Con:

Traversing the IMF-World Bank’s long trail of ruin

October 12, 2026

The IMF-World Bank’s 82 years are a long history of destructive policies that have devastated economies and provoked resistance and outrage worldwide.