IBON Foundation
New admin needs new policies to fix old problems — IBON
Hunyo 30, 2022
As the next president is inaugurated and the new administration is ushered in, new policies are desperately needed to fix old economic problems that worsened under the Duterte administration.
Unemployment rate eases to pandemic-low of 5-7% | PhilStar
Hunyo 14, 2022
PH among worst performers in Southeast Asia
Hunyo 13, 2022
The government hypes the Duterte legacy but comparing growth, jobs, inflation, trade and debt figures with other Southeast Asian countries shows the Philippine economy as among the poorest performers. This is due not only to its poor COVID response, harsh lockdowns and refusal of economic stimulus but to pre-pandemic mispriorities.
1.3M jobs lost: Fall in number of employed bursts full recovery hype bubble
Hunyo 11, 2022
The incoming finance secretary claims that the economy is on its way to full recovery, but the over one million drop in employed persons in April 2022 proves otherwise.
