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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NCR family living wage as of February 2023 – IBON Foundation

The tiny decline of headline inflation to 8.6% in February 2023 is statistically insignificant and the highest inflation in 14 years is still eating away at the unchanged minimum wage. It’s even worse for the poorest 30% of the population

March 17, 2023

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Minimum wage vs family living wage per region as of February 2023 – IBON Foundation

Inflation in areas outside NCR has gone down slightly to 8.5% in February. Yet, with minimum wages unchanged, the gap with the family living wage is still widening across the regions — with the worst shortfall in BARMM where the

March 16, 2023

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Falling wages, more expensive food (February 2023) – IBON Foundation

A decrease in inflation doesn’t mean that prices are going down — only that prices aren’t going up as fast as before. Even if inflation declined slightly in February to 8.6%, the real value of the NCR minimum wage keeps

March 16, 2023

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Cha-cha of economic provisions a smokescreen for political agenda – IBON – IBON Foundation

The House of Representatives (HOR) last week approved Resolution of Both Houses (RBH) 6 calling for a constitutional convention to amend the 1987 Philippine Constitution and today approved House Bill (HB) 7352 detailing its implementation. Proponents keep saying that their

March 16, 2023

Economy·Feature·Institutions·Labor

Kung ayaw maraming dahilan

Relentlessly increasing inflation in the Philippines is already among the worst in Southeast Asia, exceeded only in Lao People’s Democratic Republic and war-torn Myanmar. The headline inflation rate in January is the highest in over 14 years and is expected to stay

March 6, 2023