NCR Family Living Wage, as of October 2024

November 5, 2024

Government is comfortable with the inflation rate being well within their target, but families are struggling amid high prices. The Php645 NCR minimum wage falls short of the Php1,205 living wage for a family of five.

Unregulated power rate hikes: What are friends for?

October 31, 2024

The automatic power rate hike proposal is yet another step backward away from protecting consumers and regulating profit-seeking firms providing essential electricity services.

Mining incentives for our industrialization?

October 30, 2024

Incentives for mineral processing will support industrialization only if they prioritize Filipino firms over foreign ones and as part of a more comprehensive industrial policy.

What, more tax cuts on the rich…?

October 29, 2024

We should be skeptical about this nonsense that tax incentives for companies to establish corporate pension plans will create wealth for Filipino workers.

Marcos Jr administration’s 2025 budget priorities

October 28, 2024

2025 Budget Cuts and Increases

October 28, 2024

Groups kick off voter’s guide series to encourage choosing leaders the nation needs

October 18, 2024

Various people and non-government organizations and advocates launch a series of forums to provide information on the country’s pressing issues and urge the electorate to vote for 2025 midterm election candidates that genuinely have Filipinos’ interests at heart.

PH food insecurity worsening to among highest in region underscores multiple gov’t failures – IBON

October 16, 2024

NEWS

The Philippines having the third worst incidence of severe and moderate food insecurity in Southeast Asia shows the Marcos Jr administration’s failure on multiple development fronts.

Lower inflation? Food prices higher, wages and incomes not keeping up—IBON

October 4, 2024

NEWS

Low inflation in September is no reason for complacency with food remaining expensive, especially for the poorest Filipinos whose low earnings cannot cope with high prices.