Philippine economy
A vegan’s musings on Earth Day
April 22, 2022
There exists a complexity to achieving sustainability and harmony with nature. I shall remain vegan, but the next time I say Itadakimasu, I shall put the farmers, peasants and workers right at the heart of my gratitude.
8 of 10 new jobs are just part-time: PH struggles to create quality work as economy reopens
April 7, 2022
Latest labor force data show that the economy, despite reopening, is struggling to generate sufficient work. Additional jobs created are also mostly temporary, insecure and informal.
Economic development felt by ordinary Filipinos?
April 6, 2022
10 things about the economy that the Duterte administration should admit
April 4, 2022
At its economic briefing, the Duterte government will likely hype growth, claim successful COVID response and play up so-called reforms. All this seeks to distract from how social and economic development has been set back by the administration even before the pandemic.
Wage increase needed to avert only real wage decline in 36 years
April 1, 2022
If the Duterte administration does not give a large wage hike, it will finish its term with the only decline in real wages among all post-Marcos administrations over the past 36 years.
Philippine economy suffered under Marcos
February 26, 2022
The decade 1975-1986 was actually a time of intense social crisis and economic difficulty for most Filipinos.
PH upper middle income by end 2022?: Just a number – IBON
February 12, 2022
The “upper-middle income” country status that the Duterte government is hoping to achieve this year is just a number. Even if reached, this is an empty achievement amid the weakest economy and worst joblessness in decades and will just reflect the prosperity of an elite few.
