PH gov’t untruthful before UN Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights

Pebrero 19, 2025

STATEMENT

The government’s attempt to obfuscate its systematic human rights violations are rife with inconsistencies and omissions. They do not reflect the legal record and are inconsistent with well-documented instances, especially at the CHR, of civil society organizations filing complaints.

IBON Calls for Structural Reforms to Address Poverty and Inequality as UN CESCR Reviews Philippine Compliance on Economic, Social, and Cultural Rights

Pebrero 19, 2025

STATEMENT

The economy should stop just making a few oligarchs and foreign capital prosperous. Realizing economic, social, and cultural rights requires more than growth and demands national industrialization, land reform and rural development, just wages and secure jobs, and universal social services.

Higpit-sinturon despite within-target inflation

Pebrero 7, 2025

The Marcos Jr adminstration was happy that inflation was within target for the year. Yet, the incomes of a lot of Filipinos are still insufficient to buy their basic needs.

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.

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.

Stagnant growth due to worsening joblessness, poverty — IBON

Enero 30, 2025

The days of rapid growth are over amid worsening joblessness and poverty.

Marcos Jr admin oblivious, failing to arrest deteriorating people’s welfare — IBON

Enero 24, 2025

If the economy is so steady and employment so robust, why are more Filipinos unable to afford what they need and falling into poverty?