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NCR family living wage as of February 2023

Marso 10, 2023

The tiny decline of headline inflation to 8.6% in February 2023 is statistically insignificant and the highest inflation in 14 years is still eating away at the unchanged minimum wage. It’s even worse for the poorest 30% of the population who are battling 9.7% inflation which is the same as in January and the highest […]

1.8-million loss in full-time jobs dispels gov’t claim of recovery, robust jobs market – IBON

Marso 10, 2023

The jobs crisis is worsening despite the economy reopening. Sugarcoating only hides the problem and prevents urgent action to help millions of Filipinos struggling to make ends meet.

Foreign investment hasn’t done much to develop the Philippine economy

Marso 6, 2023

Foreign investment can play a role in development but, clearly, not under the free market-oriented policy framework the government has been insisting on since the Marcos dictatorship.

IBON on the 37th anniversary of the EDSA uprising

Pebrero 24, 2023

EDSA 1986 was a people’s uprising to oust the dictator Marcos for his immense political and economic sins. The Philippines was made the better and democracy struggles stronger for this.