IBON Foundation

IBON Foundation is a non-stock non-profit development organization. We have been serving the Filipino people through research and education since 1978. IBON seeks to promote an understanding of socioeconomics that serves the interests and aspirations of the Filipino people. We study the most urgent social, economic and political issues confronting Philippine society and the world.

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Php663 wage hike needed to reach Php1,207 average family living wage

A meaningful wage hike is urgent for nominal wages to keep up with the rising cost of living. Raising the minimum wage to a living wage corrects decades of injustice where workers create huge profits for employers but receive meager wages. Source

May 4, 2024

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In the flashpoint of crisis and war – IBON Foundation

Keynote at the Congress for Asian Human Rights Defenders | Sponsored by the National Council of Churches in Korea | Seoul, South Korea, 29 April 2024 We are holding this congress at the most difficult time in the history of humankind. The

May 3, 2024

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Labor productivity rises, wages remain low, big business benefits

Worker productivity increased significantly while the average minimum wage fell through the years. But employers have pocketed this growing productivity as profits for decades instead of giving workers the fair compensation that is due to them. Source link

May 2, 2024

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50-50 split between profits and workers’ wages more than fair — IBON – IBON Foundation

Research group IBON said that a wage hike towards a family living wage is a more than fair 50-50 split of profits between employers and Filipino workers. The group said that a meaningful wage hike is urgent for nominal wages

May 1, 2024

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Weak and below-target job creation debunks govt’s employment hype, hits youth worst — IBON – IBON Foundation

No amount of job fairs can hide that job creation for Filipino workers has been lagging, breaking government’s façade of an improving labor market, said research group IBON. The group said that employment generation so far this year is far

May 1, 2024

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Status of PUV franchise consolidation

What is the cost of PUV modernization? Lower incomes, debt, and even lost livelihoods for small drivers and operators. Looming fare hikes and an even more chaotic and unreliable mass transport system for commuters. Source link

April 30, 2024

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The cost of PUV Modernization

April 30, 2024

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Atake sa mamamalakaya at kalikasan

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April 26, 2024

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Most troops, most countries – IBON Foundation

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

April 24, 2024