poverty
The Long Game of Development (3)
December 8, 2024
We can’t neglect the most important strategy of democratic mass mobilizations to shift the balance of power and policies towards the majority.
The Long Game of Development (2)
December 8, 2024
From the 18th century and the first industrial revolution, how much have great leaps in technologies really contributed to fixing social underdevelopment? The expanding poverty and vulnerability of billions of people gives an answer.
PH “upper middle-income status” is just a number and a fantasy
December 1, 2024
The measure of being an upper-middle income country refers to an average that completely obscures the conditions of the majority. UMIC doesn’t really mean development in its most important sense of the well-being of people.
PH food insecurity worsening to among highest in region underscores multiple gov’t failures – IBON
October 16, 2024
NEWS
The Philippines having the third worst incidence of severe and moderate food insecurity in Southeast Asia shows the Marcos Jr administration’s failure on multiple development fronts.
Filipino families left behind despite govt’s vibrant labor market claim – IBON
October 8, 2024
Instead of being overly fixated on surface job numbers, the Marcos administration should open its eyes to the reality that millions of Filipino families are barely earning enough from whatever work they can find.
Sisenta y kwatro
August 20, 2024
ang sisenta y kwatrong
anunsyo ng palasyo
sukat sa pinagdadamutan
ng sahod at sweldo
Official poverty stats underestimate actual number of poor Filipinos – IBON
August 19, 2024
The public reaction to the absurdity of the Php21 per meal poverty line highlights how official poverty thresholds are in urgent need of updating based on more decent standards.
