Tag: unemployment
Widespread informality, growing poverty belie gov’t claims of robust jobs market – IBON
Pebrero 7, 2024
The prevalent lack of decent work and the increasing number of Filipinos falling into poverty dispels the Marcos Jr administration’s hype of a “robust” labor market.
PH starts 2024 on weak footing: Jobless growth and deindustrialization
Enero 12, 2024
FEATURE
The Marcos Jr administration knows that we all want good news because, well, who doesn’t. Unfortunately, it is taking advantage of this to manage citizens’ perception of the economy.
Stagnant employment and shrinking labor force indicate worsening disguised joblessness — IBON
Enero 10, 2024
The lower unemployment rate appears favorable but should not be taken at face value.
Most jobs being created in the lowest paying sectors – IBON
Agosto 9, 2023
The economy is still struggling to create decent work, pay and earnings
Marcos Jr Administration Year One
Hulyo 4, 2023
The Marcos Jr government projected its first year as being full of sunshine. But this has failed to conceal the administration’s inaction and incapability to genuinely serve and keep its promises to the Filipino people.
One year of BBM: More hype, less help
Hunyo 30, 2023
The Marcos Jr administration has profusely hyped its one year of achievements that have supposedly helped the Filipino people amid the economic crisis. But looking back, did the President really achieve that much and help the Filipino people as much as he claims?
Unemployment worsened even with more foreign investment
Marso 23, 2023
Proponents of charter change insist that more FDI from changing the Constitution’s economic provisions will create job opportunities and decrease unemployment. Has unemployment decreased as FDI increased?
1.8-million loss in full-time jobs dispels gov’t claim of recovery, robust jobs market – IBON
Marso 10, 2023
The jobs crisis is worsening despite the economy reopening. Sugarcoating only hides the problem and prevents urgent action to help millions of Filipinos struggling to make ends meet.
