Philippine economy

Marcos Jr not a reform president—IBON

June 28, 2023

Already one year into office, Ferdinand Marcos Jr has failed to pursue reforms that have true development at heart.

A continuing quest for freedom

June 12, 2023

Our foreign policy is for the security and development of the people, most of all. It should uphold peace over militarism, sovereignty over aggression, and development over empire.

Regalo

May 14, 2023

Dagdag sa kaniyang gawain sa loob at labas ng tahanan, bitbit din niya ang panawagan ng lahat ng ina, gayundin ang panawagan ng maraming Pilipino para sa mababang presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin at ayuda para sa mga mahihirap na sektor ng lipunan.

Economic slowdown stresses urgency of boosting household purchasing power with wage hikes, ayuda– IBON

May 14, 2023

The continuing deceleration in household spending from low incomes and high prices is among the biggest factors in the slowdown, and is among issues that the administration can immediately address

BBM’s US trip: It’s all about US

May 9, 2023

The current Marcos Jr administration will have US support despite its deeply corrupt, dynastic and rights-violating character. Or at least as long as the US keeps getting what it wants, and the Philippines doesn’t ask for anything that the US doesn’t want to give — like real freedom and development, or sovereignty and independence.

Filipino workers productivity increasing but real wages falling — IBON

May 8, 2023

The gains from growing productivity are not going to workers as higher wages but to the profits of corporations and the wealth of the super-rich. Giving workers their fair share through decent wages will uplift their lives and also spur economic progress.

“Wage hikes are harmful”: Kung ayaw maraming dahilan

March 6, 2023

It’s perplexing for the economic team to speak about workers and their wages as if they are a burden to the economy. It’s people who most of all create value in the economy and for whom the economy is for.