Tag: marcos jr administration
Biggest Balikatan under Marcos Jr government: Most troops, most countries
Abril 24, 2024
The Balikatan military exercises with the United States (US) under the Marcos Jr administration are the biggest ever with the number of US troops growing from a few hundred in the 1990s to as much as 12,000 last year. The growing show of US military force is the US signalling its readiness to go to […]
PH biggest recipient of US aid in Southeast Asia
Abril 18, 2024
The Philippines is the biggest recipient of US aid in Southeast Asia. This isn’t really help for Filipinos but the US ensuring the Philippines plays its critical role in upholding US superpower military and economic dominance in the region.
Lack of gainful employment belies govt claims of improving jobs market — IBON
Abril 13, 2024
The Marcos Jr administration keeps touting that the labor market is improving. But there is a serious disconnect between this government hype and the actual reality of millions of Filipinos.
Capitalists are inflationary, not wage hikes for workers
Abril 5, 2024
COMMENTARY
Employers can afford big wage hikes. Instead of protecting profits, the government should be doing everything it can to raise wages which will be good for workers, their families and the economy.
Top 10 Billionaires’ wealth grows three times faster than workers’ wages
Abril 4, 2024
The combined net worth of the 10 richest Filipinos grew by 20% from Php1.9 trillion to Php2.3 trillion in 2024. This was concentrated in the 3 richest billionaires whose wealth grew almost four times as much as the others in the Top 10.
Ang mahalaga sa pag-unlad ng pambansang ekonomiya
Marso 26, 2024
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