Low real wages, more expensive food

Nobyembre 5, 2024

Government claims its “vigilant measures to stabilize prices” helped keep October inflation within target. But food remains expensive and the low wages of many Filipinos can’t keep up.

Minimum Wage and Family Living Wage Per Region, as of October 2024

Nobyembre 5, 2024

NCR Family Living Wage, as of October 2024

Nobyembre 5, 2024

Government is comfortable with the inflation rate being well within their target, but families are struggling amid high prices. The Php645 NCR minimum wage falls short of the Php1,205 living wage for a family of five.

Unregulated power rate hikes: What are friends for?

Oktubre 31, 2024

The automatic power rate hike proposal is yet another step backward away from protecting consumers and regulating profit-seeking firms providing essential electricity services.

Mining incentives for our industrialization?

Oktubre 30, 2024

Incentives for mineral processing will support industrialization only if they prioritize Filipino firms over foreign ones and as part of a more comprehensive industrial policy.

What, more tax cuts on the rich…?

Oktubre 29, 2024

We should be skeptical about this nonsense that tax incentives for companies to establish corporate pension plans will create wealth for Filipino workers.

Marcos Jr administration’s 2025 budget priorities

Oktubre 28, 2024

2025 Budget Cuts and Increases

Oktubre 28, 2024

Groups kick off voter’s guide series to encourage choosing leaders the nation needs

Oktubre 18, 2024

Various people and non-government organizations and advocates launch a series of forums to provide information on the country’s pressing issues and urge the electorate to vote for 2025 midterm election candidates that genuinely have Filipinos’ interests at heart.