Low real wages, more expensive food (Dec 2025)

January 9, 2026

Low real wages, more expensive food, as of June 2025

July 7, 2025

Low real wages, more expensive food, as of May 2025

June 6, 2025

Low real wages, more expensive food, as of March 2025

April 5, 2025

What robust labor market?

January 18, 2025

Low real wages, more expensive food, as of December 2024

January 9, 2025

Filipino workers struggling despite reported drop in unemployment, underemployment — IBON

January 8, 2025

The decline in unemployment and underemployment should be a positive development, but it seems that millions of Filipinos are still not feeling the benefits of a “robust” labor market.

Consumers still hurting from high prices even if inflation targets met

January 7, 2025

Latest inflation figures are within the Marcos administration’s 2-4% target for 2024, but this doesn’t automatically translate into better living conditions for Filipinos whose real incomes are stagnating or falling.

Low real wages, more expensive food

November 5, 2024

Government claims its “vigilant measures to stabilize prices” helped keep October inflation within target. But food remains expensive and the low wages of many Filipinos can’t keep up.