Duterte administration

Inflation makes NCR family living wage rise to Php1,087

Mayo 5, 2022

The NCR minimum wage is falling even further behind the FLW and a meaningful increase is more urgent than ever for genuinely inclusive recovery.

Under Duterte: least and lowest wage hikes in 36 years

Mayo 1, 2022

Substantial wage increase should be among the priorities of the next administration.

The scourge of price hikes

Abril 16, 2022

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.

How Representative Is Our House of Representatives?

Abril 11, 2022

How representative is the House of Representatives (HOR) if 95% of 304 district and party-list representatives come from the richest 2% of 110.2 million Filipinos?

The Price of Public Office

Abril 11, 2022

It apparently costs so much to wage and win electoral campaigns for national and local positions. Tens of billions of pesos will be spent in the run-up to the May 2022 elections — in the end, who really pays the price of public office that too often just goes to those who spend the most?

IBON backs moves vs red-tagging, hits Ombudsman inaction

Abril 11, 2022

The Office of the Ombudsman is reinforcing the culture of impunity by turning a cold shoulder to mounting criminal complaints against government officials red-tagging activists. This includes IBON’s complaint filed over two years ago.

Wage hike possible with transparency, gov’t support

Abril 9, 2022

If employers are transparent about their revenues and net incomes this will likely show that large corporations and even many medium enterprises can hike wages with only a small cut on their profits. Government can meanwhile provide wage subsidies and other forms of support to MSMEs who cannot yet afford this.

8 of 10 new jobs are just part-time: PH struggles to create quality work as economy reopens

Abril 7, 2022

Latest labor force data show that the economy, despite reopening, is struggling to generate sufficient work. Additional jobs created are also mostly temporary, insecure and informal.