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Inflation slowed but higher prices burden consumers further

Agosto 7, 2023

The cost of basic goods such as rice, vegetables, fish and oil continues to rise and burden millions of poor consumers

The Family Living Wage as of November 2022

Disyembre 6, 2022

No More Emergency?: 2023 Budget Cuts for Assistance Programs, MSMEs

Oktubre 27, 2022

Bolder spending needed amid joblessness, lost savings

Agosto 5, 2022

With among the highest joblessness and inflation in Southeast Asia, PH needs bold econ reforms–IBON

Hulyo 20, 2022

The Philippines has among the highest unemployment and inflation rates in the region, underscoring the country’s worsening conditions and the urgent need for radical economic measures.

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.

Prices keep rising, cash subsidies are limited, and real wages keep falling. The situation will not get better if the government does not acknowledge that the rampant jobs crisis and worsening poverty are huge problems that require big solutions.