Advocacies
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.
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.
Delubyo
June 5, 2024
Walang ibang dapat gawin ang pamahalaan kundi ibasura ang Rice Tariffication Law at ibigay ang sapat na suporta sa mga magsasaka.
NCR Family Living Wage, as of May 2024
June 5, 2024
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.
Weak and below-target job creation debunks govt’s employment hype, hits youth worst — IBON
May 1, 2024
Acknowledging the weak state of job creation is necessary to come up with meaningful solutions that will address the country’s livelihood crisis.
50-50 split between profits and workers’ wages more than fair — IBON
May 1, 2024
Raising the minimum wage to a living wage corrects decades of injustice where workers create huge profits for employers but receive meager wages.
