One Philippines, two worlds

Marso 1, 2023

The Marcos Jr administration is spinning a dark lie to give the impression that the situation of ordinary Filipinos is improving. The real and whole truth is that it isn’t and, if anything, has even gotten worse in the first few months of the new government.

Worsening inflation makes admin ayuda cuts even more unconscionable – IBON

Pebrero 7, 2023

With inflation continuing to rise to 8.7% in January 2023 to its highest in over 14 years, it is unconscionable for the Marcos Jr administration to keep slashing cash assistance to struggling Filipinos in urgent need of relief.

The Family Living Wage as of November 2022

Disyembre 6, 2022

Soaring inflation can be tempered—IBON

Nobyembre 4, 2022

The people may find little relief and may be worse off should the Marcos Jr administration stick to its weak response of hiking interest rates and limiting subsidies to address high inflation.

High inflation confirms urgent need for real ayuda

Setyembre 8, 2022

Prices remain high, while ayuda has been slow, lacking and limited to only a few recipients. More increases are projected–it is insensitive and neglectful of the Marcos administration to make huge cuts in the ayuda budget.

Expanded social protection

Agosto 5, 2022

Bolder spending needed amid joblessness, lost savings

Agosto 5, 2022

Marcos should admit 3-year high inflation to propose real solutions — IBON

Hulyo 6, 2022

Inflation is at its highest in three years, but instead of offering a real solution to soaring prices, the newly-installed Marcos administration is downplaying the severity of this and saying it is beyond government control.

New admin needs new policies to fix old problems — IBON

Hunyo 30, 2022

As the next president is inaugurated and the new administration is ushered in, new policies are desperately needed to fix old economic problems that worsened under the Duterte administration.