Three-year-high inflation rate for bottom 30%: BBM’s inaction hits poorest hardest—IBON

October 7, 2026

Research group IBON said that the three-year-high 9% inflation rate for the bottom 30% of Filipino families shows that the poorest are bearing the brunt of rising prices amid the Marcos administration’s failure to address unabated oil price shocks. The group said the government’s measures to cushion the impact of price hikes are too small […]

Productivity rises, wages stay low, big business wins

April 30, 2026

Workers’ productivity surged, but wages barely increased. Corporations meanwhile reaped big profits.

It is time workers got their fair share of the wealth they created.