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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Minimum wages today worth less than 34 years ago, even Php164 wage hike not enough–IBON – IBON Foundation

Research group IBON said that adjusted for inflation, minimum wages in all 17 regions across the country are worth less today than after the last legislated nationwide wage hike in July 1989–nearly 34 years ago. Regional minimum wages have not

May 26, 2023

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IBON Executive Director on DSWD’s food stamps proposal

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May 25, 2023

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Growing global economic distress as G7 meet ends – IBON Foundation

The United States (US) is maneuvering the rest of the G7 into its all-defining great power competition with China. Underlying the official G7 agenda in Hiroshima is the US effort to make containing China a shared priority of all G7 members. The

May 22, 2023

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Will Hiroshima deliver the economic interests behind militarism? – IBON Foundation

The 49th summit of the Group of 7 (G7) countries (namely, United States, France, United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan) is taking place on 19-21 May 2023 in Hiroshima, Japan. The declared agenda is Russia’s aggression against Ukraine; nuclear disarmament; climate,

May 19, 2023

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Hindi makatarungan ang mga kondisyon kapalit ng serbisyong komunikasyon – IBON Foundation

Simula noong ipatupad ang SIM Registration Act o RA 11934 noong huling bahagi ng Disyembre 2022, kaliwa’t kanan na ang pagkabahala ng mga tao kung papaano nga ba makakapagparehistro ng kani-kanilang SIM card. Sa kabila ito ng mga pagbabanta na mawawalan ng

May 15, 2023

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Jobs created mostly poor and quality work

The overwhelming number of “jobs created” are merely self-employment and informal work, and domestic work — accounting for 4.3 million or 71.3% of net employment creation#MalalangEkonomiya#MayMagagawa#UpholdRightsAndWelfare#PeopleEconomics Source link

May 15, 2023

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More jobs but part-time work swelled

3.3 million of the net employment increase of 6 million since January 2020 is part-time work of less than 40 hours a week, while only 2.5 million of the increased employment was full-time work of 40 hours and over per week. Source

May 14, 2023

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Economic slowdown stresses urgency of boosting household purchasing power with wage hikes, ayuda– IBON – IBON Foundation

The 6.4% slowdown in growth of gross domestic product (GDP) in the first quarter of 2023 underscores the urgency of boosting domestic demand and the economy’s supply response to spur inclusive growth, IBON said. The continuing deceleration in household spending

May 14, 2023

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Regalo – IBON Foundation

Magagarang mga bulaklak, walang kasingtamis na mga cake, at ang pinaka-popular, ang boquet ng perang papel. Ilan lamang yan sa mga karaniwang natatanggap ng ating mga ina tuwing Mothers’ Day bukod sa matatamis na pagbati at yakap ng kaniyang mga anak, asawa

May 14, 2023

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US military spending largest in the world – IBON Foundation

US military spending is larger than of the next ten countries combined — China, Russia, India, Saudia Arabia, United Kingdom, Germany, France, South Korea, Japan, and Ukraine. The military spending of just these 11 countries in turn is more than

May 10, 2023