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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?
Filipino workers struggling despite reported drop in unemployment, underemployment — IBON
Enero 8, 2025
The decline in unemployment and underemployment should be a positive development, but it seems that millions of Filipinos are still not feeling the benefits of a “robust” labor market.
Consumers still hurting from high prices even if inflation targets met
Enero 7, 2025
Latest inflation figures are within the Marcos administration’s 2-4% target for 2024, but this doesn’t automatically translate into better living conditions for Filipinos whose real incomes are stagnating or falling.
The bright side of the economy in 2025
Enero 7, 2025
Public awareness and demands for a better budget are essentially demands for an economic framework that prioritizes the welfare of the many over the interests of the few. This is a potentially powerful foundation for better economic policymaking in 2025 and beyond.
