marcos jr administration
PH starts 2024 on weak footing: Jobless growth and deindustrialization
January 12, 2024
FEATURE
The Marcos Jr administration knows that we all want good news because, well, who doesn’t. Unfortunately, it is taking advantage of this to manage citizens’ perception of the economy.
Stagnant employment and shrinking labor force indicate worsening disguised joblessness — IBON
January 10, 2024
The lower unemployment rate appears favorable but should not be taken at face value.
DOTr doesn’t want to admit that jeepney fare hikes are coming
January 7, 2024
COMMENTARY
There is much to improve in making public mass transport safer, cleaner and more convenient but ‘modernization’ by making transport profitable for private capital is the wrong direction.
Inflation slower but not for the poor – IBON
January 5, 2024
Though overall December 2023 inflation slowed, this was not the case for the bottom 30% income households. This shows the current administration’s anti-inflation measures focused on import liberalization did little to protect poor Filipinos burdened more with high prices.
Lower agri tariffs a lazy and counterproductive response to El Niño — IBON
December 27, 2023
EO 50 is counterproductive because the over-reliance on cheap imports even before El Niño occurs disincentivizes domestic producers and undermines domestic agricultural production.
Poverty isn’t really falling, govt can do more
December 23, 2023
Poverty only seems lower because it’s compared to when the economy was locked down. Compared to the first semester of 2018, poverty is actually growing and shows that government needs to do more.
IBON Executive Director on 2023 first sem poverty stats
December 22, 2023
