Tag: marcos jr administration
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.
PH minimum wages are poverty wages
Abril 30, 2026
Unemployment rate in Southeast Asia
Abril 30, 2026
The jobs crisis is real. With weak growth and job-generating economic engines, PH has the highest unemployment in Southeast Asia, followed by Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore, and Thailand, per available data.
The curious case of Philippine manufacturing
Abril 23, 2026
FEATURES
The steady decline of manufacturing reflects the impact of neoliberal policies.
Low real wages, more expensive food
Abril 23, 2026
PH income inequality
Abril 23, 2026
US control of PH critical minerals
Abril 21, 2026
Read more in the Birdtalk Yearstarter 2026 Briefing Paper: From Frustration To Action at https://www.ibon.org/2602-birdtalk-briefing/
Oil firms’ Php46.5B windfall profits
Abril 20, 2026
Philippines fuel prices among highest in ASEAN region
Abril 19, 2026