IBON: Wage hike needed as Filipino families’ incomes erode January-July due to inflation

Agosto 31, 2018

A substantial increase in the minimum wage is necessary and doable as the country’s poorest households are losing income due to escalating inflation, said research group IBON, contrary to the recent claims of an employers’ group. IBON estimates that income losses of the poorest 60 million Filipinos ranged from Php1,276 to as much as Php3,489 […]

PH Economy Duterteriorating

Agosto 29, 2018

IBON FEATURES – Stay the course, the country’s economic managers always insist. They will be the last to admit bad economic news because eternal sunshine is part of their job. Their recent spontaneous reactions against federalism are however more revealing. They are losing control of the economy as it is and they know the ill-conceived […]

Institute meaningful wage hike, price control

Agosto 27, 2018

​Why rice tariffication does not guarantee lower rice prices

Agosto 25, 2018

Accelerating inflation is becoming worrisome for tens of millions of low-income Filipino families. Since the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) kicked off early this year, the prices of goods and services have climbed incessantly. Rice inflation itself accelerated from just 1.5% in the beginning of 2018 to a 5% high in July. Inflation […]

Hinggil sa Rice Tariffication: Gabay sa Talakayan

Agosto 23, 2018

Idownload ang Hinggil sa Rice Tariffication: Gabay sa Talakayan Sa harap ng tuloy-tuloy na pagtaas ng presyo ng bigas at mga batayang bilihin, itinutulak na ng administrasyong Duterte ang rice tariffication upang diumano ay maseguro ang suplay ng bigas at maestabilisa ang presyo nito. Itinuturo rin ng administrasyon ang mataas na presyo ng bigas, kasama […]

Falling budget for PH agri, land reform

Agosto 18, 2018

Read more: Crisis of PH agriculture drives high inflation, economic slowdown

Rewind to the 2008 rice crisis

Agosto 15, 2018

Read more: Rice tariffication to impoverish Filipino farmers more, Congress warned

TRAIN-2: The Sequel Makes Things Worse

Agosto 13, 2018

by Sonny Africa (Updated September 10, 11:57pm) The Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion Package 2 (TRAIN-2) recently approved by the House of Representatives (HOR) on third and final reading with 187 voting in its favor, 14 against, and 3 abstentions, increases corporate profits at the expense of Filipinos. TRAIN-2 was renamed Tax Reform for […]

2018 Midyear Birdtalk: Illusory Growth, Emergent Authoritarianism

Agosto 12, 2018

Download here Two years into the Duterte administration, the Philippine economy’s gains are illusory and the political situation is on the brink of accelerated decline. The economy is on borrowed time. There is a limit to how long the government’s infrastructure spending frenzy and hype about sound fundamentals can disguise the problems. Agricultural and industrial […]