IBON Foundation
PH minimum wages are family poverty wages
Pebrero 13, 2025
Govt’s labor market optimism disregards hardship of Filipino workers
Pebrero 7, 2025
The Marcos Jr administration’s optimism over the labor market shows it deliberately ignores Filipino workers’ reality.
Substantial wage hike urgent amid unabated rising prices
Pebrero 6, 2025
The Marcos Jr administration should couple substantial wage hikes with a truly transformative economic plan that includes strategically tempering inflation.
Low real wages, more expensive food, as of January 2025
Pebrero 6, 2025
NCR Family Living Wage, as of January 2025
Pebrero 6, 2025
PH govt closed and opaque to protect pork barrel
Pebrero 6, 2025
Worsening poverty and hunger in the country despite hyped economic growth underscores how important genuine openness and transparency are for real development and democracy.
Gov’t mishandling of PhilHealth violates right to health, exposes budget mispriorities
Pebrero 5, 2025
The PhilHealth controversy is only a specific example of worsening underfunding of social services and social protection. It further reveals how flawed the budget process is.
Employers can afford Php200 wage hike
Pebrero 3, 2025
Employers can afford the proposed Php200 daily across-the-board wage hike, which would give relief to millions of workers and their families.
