WPN hits private firms’ impunity, backs growing calls to terminate PrimeWater deals

Hunyo 26, 2026

Right to water violations under JVAs, mounting consumer complaints, and government failure to protect the people from problematic public-private partnership have persisted for years.

Falling employment, rising underemployment confirm worsening joblessness

Hunyo 9, 2026

NEWS

The overall labor force picture is of an economy that is still not creating enough work.

HB 9465 will stop economic truths from being told

Hunyo 4, 2026

STATEMENT

At a time when Filipinos face persistent economic difficulties, the space for independent research should be expanded, not quelled.

US demand for higher PH military spending threatens dev’t priorities

Hunyo 3, 2026

NEWS

Every peso used for military expenditures is a peso less for the country’s urgent development needs.

Substantial economic relief will help millions amid worsening crisis

Mayo 21, 2026

Millions of Filipinos are just a few more price increases away from poverty.

How can Marcos lead ASEAN prosperity while PH lags behind? – IBON

Mayo 8, 2026

Slowing growth, soaring prices, and worsening joblessness expose the Marcos administration’s failed economic management and diminish its credibility to lead ASEAN especially at this time of crisis

BBM completes stagflationary hat trick: Soaring prices, worsening jobs, slowing growth

Mayo 7, 2026

ANALYSIS

The government cannot claim that it is addressing problems “directly and decisively” when families are forced to pay more for essentials as their livelihoods become even more insecure.

Headline figures mask crisis of informal, volatile labor—IBON

Mayo 6, 2026

The data underscore an economy without stable foundations. Agriculture and manufacturing are critical for broad-based and sustainable growth but continue to fluctuate and deteriorate, while services mainly absorb displaced workers in insecure and low-quality employment.

Inflation burden heavier on millions amid lack of gov’t action

Mayo 5, 2026

The burden of adjusting to the oil price shocks has been shifted onto over 21 million poor and vulnerable Filipino families. The government’s refusal to cut oil taxes and regulate prices reflects a policy failure that leaves the majority to fend for themselves amid a deepening crisis.