PH food insecurity worsening to among highest in region underscores multiple gov’t failures – IBON

Oktubre 16, 2024

NEWS

The Philippines having the third worst incidence of severe and moderate food insecurity in Southeast Asia shows the Marcos Jr administration’s failure on multiple development fronts.

Filipino families left behind despite govt’s vibrant labor market claim – IBON

Oktubre 8, 2024

Instead of being overly fixated on surface job numbers, the Marcos administration should open its eyes to the reality that millions of Filipino families are barely earning enough from whatever work they can find.

Lower inflation? Food prices higher, wages and incomes not keeping up—IBON

Oktubre 4, 2024

NEWS

Low inflation in September is no reason for complacency with food remaining expensive, especially for the poorest Filipinos whose low earnings cannot cope with high prices.

Korea-PH free trade agreement: Even BINI does better

Setyembre 24, 2024

COMMENTARY

South Korea’s world class industries today were built on protectionist foundations – reason enough for the Philippine government and our economic managers to radically rethink the country’s obsolete free market globalization policies.

1M unemployed youth, 2.4M hike in part-time workers belie vibrant labor market claim

Setyembre 9, 2024

NEWS ANALYSIS

The Marcos administration’s hyping recent jobs figures ignores the millions of Filipino workers who are struggling to find decent work.

Hear the cry of our mothers

Agosto 30, 2024

August 30 is the International Day of the Disappeared. I can’t help but recall my visit to Argentina this year.

Not another PhilHealth mess, please

Agosto 25, 2024

Why is the Marcos Jr government maneuvering to centralize PhilHealth’s robust funds when ordinary Filipinos – the PhilHealth members and sponsored indigents – are receiving less and less health services? This is unraveling to be just one of the many ironies in the Marcos Jr government’s optimistic portrayal of the national situation.

Sisenta y kwatro

Agosto 20, 2024

ang sisenta y kwatrong
anunsyo ng palasyo
sukat sa pinagdadamutan
ng sahod at sweldo

Official poverty stats underestimate actual number of poor Filipinos – IBON

Agosto 19, 2024

The public reaction to the absurdity of the Php21 per meal poverty line highlights how official poverty thresholds are in urgent need of updating based on more decent standards.