Strong economy? Falling real wages

July 25, 2021

The Philippines’ credit rating by Standard & Poor went up a notch from BBB/ Stable to BBB+ Stable this May, the highest recorded in history. But what use are rising credit ratings if working people still receive paltry wages?

Prices rising, wages buying even less

December 5, 2020

Php750 NCR Minimum Wage Doable

March 7, 2020

A substantially higher minimum wage is an important and doable step towards making economic growth genuinely inclusive. Millions of workers and their families will immediately benefit from a Php750 minimum wage in NCR which will only cost employers 8.9% of their profits.

The Family Living Wage, as of February 2020

March 7, 2020

Filipino women and their families don’t have to struggle to budget for their household needs. If only the State upheld the right of all workers to a family living wage.

Oligarchs’ wealth soars as wages remain low

February 26, 2020

Falling real wages, more expensive food (Updated)

December 6, 2019

The Need for a Substantial Wage Hike

December 1, 2019

Lowest and least frequent wage hikes under Duterte

July 22, 2019

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Workers left behind in growing economy under Duterte administration

April 29, 2019

Wages of workers in the National Capital Region (NCR) continue to fall even as their growing labor productivity drives economic growth under the Duterte government. The mandated minimum wage is not even keeping up with the rising cost of living for ordinary Filipinos. Research group IBON said that keeping wages low distributes wealth unevenly and […]