IBON stresses to solons: An across-the-board minimum wage hike is urgent, just, doable

February 28, 2024

In a House deliberation on wage hike proposals, research group IBON executive director Sonny Africa stressed that there is no reason not to give any of the wage hikes currently proposed by different legislation.

Wage hikes won’t slow down growth

February 28, 2024

Wage hikes don’t need to be inflationary

February 28, 2024

Wage hikes won’t lead to retrenchments

February 28, 2024

IBON Executive Director on how Filipino workers deserve a wage hike

February 23, 2024

The excuses they give: Kung ayaw ng wage hike, maraming dahilan

February 20, 2024

COMMENTARY

Opponents of a minimum wage hike say it will be “catastrophic” – cause inflation, lead to layoffs, and bankrupt firms. They say it will only help a few and only for a little while. None of these arguments holds water.

Three straight quarters slowdown confirms economic decline

August 11, 2023

Growth slowing for three straight quarters confirms economic decline under the Marcos Jr administration. The economic rebound and momentarily fast growth from reopening, which was measured from the worst economic contraction in the country’s history, is over. The economy has returned to its trajectory of slowing growth that started even before the excessive pandemic lock […]

Inflation slowed but higher prices burden consumers further

August 7, 2023

The cost of basic goods such as rice, vegetables, fish and oil continues to rise and burden millions of poor consumers

NCR and regional nominal wages vs family living wage, as of June 2023

July 7, 2023

The NCR and regional nominal wages fall short of the regional family living wage estimates. The BARMM still has the widest gap between the regional minimum wage (Php341) and the regional family living wage (Php1949).