Philippine economy
The spectacular errors of economic cha-cha proponents
February 4, 2024
COMMENTARY
It has become Cha-cha etiquette to always sugarcoat political changes with promises of a bright economic future once the charter’s economic provisions are fixed.
Economy returning to pre-pandemic slowing growth hits poor the worst – IBON
January 31, 2024
Most recent GDP figures puts the economy on the same trajectory of slowing growth that plagued it prior to the pandemic.
PH starts 2024 on weak footing: Jobless growth and deindustrialization
January 12, 2024
FEATURE
The Marcos Jr administration knows that we all want good news because, well, who doesn’t. Unfortunately, it is taking advantage of this to manage citizens’ perception of the economy.
IBON Executive Director on 2023 first sem poverty stats
December 22, 2023
Most Filipinos can’t cope even with lower inflation
November 16, 2023
Gov’t anti-inflation measures not enough, leave many behind
November 16, 2023
More part-timers, unpaid family workers underscores admin’s inability to create quality jobs – IBON
October 6, 2023
The millions-surge in informal work indicates that working Filipinos are going on survival mode as the living crisis intensifies. The Marcos Jr administration’s inability to improve the economy’s capacity to generate meaningful jobs is clearly a failure of policy and government’s economic management.
Quarter-life crisis musings
September 12, 2023
Transitioning to the next life phase is indeed made more difficult by our already difficult social situation. But here I realize that at quarter life is a tremendous chance for growth.