marcos jr administration

IBON Executive Director on gov’t plan to declare food security emergency

January 22, 2025

IBON Research Head on the recent big-time oil price hike

January 22, 2025

Prices still high despite lower inflation

January 18, 2025

Unemployment in Southeast Asia

January 16, 2025

The Philippines has the second highest unemployment rate in the region, despite the Marcos Jr administration’s hype of a “robust” labor market.

The huge drop in agricultural employment, largely attributed to the devastation caused by five typhoons, is a cause for concern. These job losses not only mean lost income and livelihoods for millions of Filipino farmers and fisherfolk, but underscores government’s long-time neglect and lack of substantial support for the sector.

Shape of labor

January 16, 2025

The decline in employment in November 2024 shows that hyped rapid economic growth is jobless. Labor force participation has also shrunk, likely including many Filipinos discouraged from actively seeking work due to the lack of decent job opportunities. Most Filipinos lack savings and are so poor that they can’t afford to be unemployed. But because […]