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Inflation stayed low in October, but this hasn't eased Filipino's troubles with low real value of wages and expensive prices of food.
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#PeopleEconomics #SahodItaas #PresyoIbaba
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November 8, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Inflation stayed low in October, but this hasn't eased Filipino's troubles with low real value of wages and expensive prices of food.
Hi-res available on ibon.org.
#PeopleEconomics #SahodItaas #PresyoIbaba
Hi-res available on ibon.org.
#PeopleEconomics #SahodItaas #PresyoIbaba
"As I was being wheeled out of the hospital, I took vivid mental note of the institution's decrepit condition - details I may have overlooked while receiving care from our underpaid health workers."
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Overwhelmingly underfunded
[BIRD FEED] "As I was being wheeled out of the hospital, I took vivid mental note of the institution's decrepit condition - details I may have overlooked while receiving care from our underpaid health...
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November 8, 2025 at 3:38 AM
"As I was being wheeled out of the hospital, I took vivid mental note of the institution's decrepit condition - details I may have overlooked while receiving care from our underpaid health workers."
#PeopleEconomics
www.ibon.org/overwhelming...
#PeopleEconomics
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The Php197 billion that may have been lost annually to corruption in flood control projects could have allowed the NFA to buy more palay from farmers, making a huge influence in the market.
#StopKorap
#KurakotManagot
#PeopleEconomics
#StopKorap
#KurakotManagot
#PeopleEconomics
September 29, 2025 at 11:48 PM
The Php197 billion that may have been lost annually to corruption in flood control projects could have allowed the NFA to buy more palay from farmers, making a huge influence in the market.
#StopKorap
#KurakotManagot
#PeopleEconomics
#StopKorap
#KurakotManagot
#PeopleEconomics
The Marcos Jr. administration is complicit in the unprecedented expansion of this footprint which is turning the country into a staging ground for US forces in its escalating rivalry with China.
#StriveForSovereignty #PeopleEconomics
#StriveForSovereignty #PeopleEconomics
September 18, 2025 at 6:08 AM
The Marcos Jr. administration is complicit in the unprecedented expansion of this footprint which is turning the country into a staging ground for US forces in its escalating rivalry with China.
#StriveForSovereignty #PeopleEconomics
#StriveForSovereignty #PeopleEconomics
The US military bases in the country were shut down in 1991 after a strong people's movement forced a Senate vote against renewal. Yet while the massive permanent bases are gone the US military presence didn't end and its access, influence and control persists.
#PeopleEconomics
#PeopleEconomics
September 16, 2025 at 7:07 AM
The US military bases in the country were shut down in 1991 after a strong people's movement forced a Senate vote against renewal. Yet while the massive permanent bases are gone the US military presence didn't end and its access, influence and control persists.
#PeopleEconomics
#PeopleEconomics
SELECTIVE, SELF-SERVING SUMBONG SA PANGULO?
The Marcos Jr administration's seeming crackdown on corruption is not real if it is selective.
#StopKorap
#PeopleEconomics
The Marcos Jr administration's seeming crackdown on corruption is not real if it is selective.
#StopKorap
#PeopleEconomics
September 12, 2025 at 8:05 AM
SELECTIVE, SELF-SERVING SUMBONG SA PANGULO?
The Marcos Jr administration's seeming crackdown on corruption is not real if it is selective.
#StopKorap
#PeopleEconomics
The Marcos Jr administration's seeming crackdown on corruption is not real if it is selective.
#StopKorap
#PeopleEconomics
It takes a mass movement to eliminate corruption, and public outrage is a good place to start.
#StopKorap #PeopleEconomics
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#StopKorap #PeopleEconomics
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September 5, 2025 at 7:32 AM
It takes a mass movement to eliminate corruption, and public outrage is a good place to start.
#StopKorap #PeopleEconomics
www.ibon.org/sumbong-corr...
#StopKorap #PeopleEconomics
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Ramon Ang's SMC, through its NAIA consortium, is set to bloat its profits this September by jacking up NAIA terminal fees.
#NoToPrivatization #PeopleEconomics
#NoToPrivatization #PeopleEconomics
August 25, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Ramon Ang's SMC, through its NAIA consortium, is set to bloat its profits this September by jacking up NAIA terminal fees.
#NoToPrivatization #PeopleEconomics
#NoToPrivatization #PeopleEconomics
Despite government hype over the lowest inflation since 2019, prices are still higher than in January 2023, when inflation was highest under the Marcos Jr administration.
#PresyoIbaba #PeopleEconomics
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Slowest inflation, but prices higher than during peak inflation under Marcos
[NEWS ANALYSIS] The less-than-1% inflation indicates slower price hikes but does not mean that prices in general went down.
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August 19, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Despite government hype over the lowest inflation since 2019, prices are still higher than in January 2023, when inflation was highest under the Marcos Jr administration.
#PresyoIbaba #PeopleEconomics
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#PresyoIbaba #PeopleEconomics
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When compliance is reduced to mechanically implementing disproportionately harsh regulations or, worse, used to justify political repression, this is inconsistent with the pursuit of genuine development.
#PeopleEconomics
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#PeopleEconomics
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PH exits FATF grey list: What now?
The FATF’s standards are too easily abused by governments who justify their harsh domestic actions as compliance to retain global financial or economic standing.
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August 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM
When compliance is reduced to mechanically implementing disproportionately harsh regulations or, worse, used to justify political repression, this is inconsistent with the pursuit of genuine development.
#PeopleEconomics
www.ibon.org/ph-exits-fat...
#PeopleEconomics
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"The bigger problem is that the president's budget actually sidelines people and long-term development, with or without pork."
#FinanceDevelopment #PeopleEconomics
#FinanceDevelopment #PeopleEconomics
August 13, 2025 at 8:45 AM
"The bigger problem is that the president's budget actually sidelines people and long-term development, with or without pork."
#FinanceDevelopment #PeopleEconomics
#FinanceDevelopment #PeopleEconomics
Urgent care and health stations in barangays remain insufficient to serve the country's population.
#PeopleEconomics
#PeopleEconomics
August 12, 2025 at 5:58 AM
Urgent care and health stations in barangays remain insufficient to serve the country's population.
#PeopleEconomics
#PeopleEconomics
Most PhilHealth case rate packages remained at the 2017 rates. Increases should have been implemented in 2019 when UHC was enacted.
#PeopleEconomics
#PeopleEconomics
August 12, 2025 at 3:48 AM
Most PhilHealth case rate packages remained at the 2017 rates. Increases should have been implemented in 2019 when UHC was enacted.
#PeopleEconomics
#PeopleEconomics
Only 2 out of 17 regions in the PH have met the WHO recommended ratio of 10 doctors per 10,000 population.
Hi-res: ibon.org/one-doctor-per-bayan
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Hi-res: ibon.org/one-doctor-per-bayan
#PeopleEconomics
August 12, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Only 2 out of 17 regions in the PH have met the WHO recommended ratio of 10 doctors per 10,000 population.
Hi-res: ibon.org/one-doctor-per-bayan
#PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/one-doctor-per-bayan
#PeopleEconomics
The Philippines is failing to meet the national target for child immunization, which is set at 95% coverage for the child population. As of 2024, the national average was only 64.9%, with 10 out of 17 regions falling below this average.
Hi-res: ibon.org/faster-child-immunization
#PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/faster-child-immunization
#PeopleEconomics
August 12, 2025 at 2:21 AM
The Philippines is failing to meet the national target for child immunization, which is set at 95% coverage for the child population. As of 2024, the national average was only 64.9%, with 10 out of 17 regions falling below this average.
Hi-res: ibon.org/faster-child-immunization
#PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/faster-child-immunization
#PeopleEconomics
In the NCR, the minimum wage of Php695 is only a little over half of the Php1,228 FLW for a family of five.
Hi-res: ibon.org/flw-ncr-2507
#SahodItaas #PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/flw-ncr-2507
#SahodItaas #PeopleEconomics
August 9, 2025 at 7:39 AM
In the NCR, the minimum wage of Php695 is only a little over half of the Php1,228 FLW for a family of five.
Hi-res: ibon.org/flw-ncr-2507
#SahodItaas #PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/flw-ncr-2507
#SahodItaas #PeopleEconomics
Across all regions, the average nominal minimum wage is just Php481 or 39% of the estimated Php1,218 average family living wage. The minimum wage is not enough to meet a family of five’s basic needs.
Hi-res: ibon.org/flw-regl-2507/
#SahodItaas #PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/flw-regl-2507/
#SahodItaas #PeopleEconomics
August 9, 2025 at 6:34 AM
Across all regions, the average nominal minimum wage is just Php481 or 39% of the estimated Php1,218 average family living wage. The minimum wage is not enough to meet a family of five’s basic needs.
Hi-res: ibon.org/flw-regl-2507/
#SahodItaas #PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/flw-regl-2507/
#SahodItaas #PeopleEconomics
Since taking office, the Marcos Jr administration's outstanding debt has ballooned by 35%. The average monthly increase in outstanding debt under Marcos surpasses that of previous administrations.
Hi-res: ibon.org/marcos-borrowing-ao-2506/
#PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/marcos-borrowing-ao-2506/
#PeopleEconomics
August 4, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Since taking office, the Marcos Jr administration's outstanding debt has ballooned by 35%. The average monthly increase in outstanding debt under Marcos surpasses that of previous administrations.
Hi-res: ibon.org/marcos-borrowing-ao-2506/
#PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/marcos-borrowing-ao-2506/
#PeopleEconomics
The national government outstanding debt under Marcos Jr is now over Php17 trillion, or more than Php630,000 per family.
Hi-res: ibon.org/ng-debt-ao-2506/
#PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/ng-debt-ao-2506/
#PeopleEconomics
August 4, 2025 at 9:36 AM
The national government outstanding debt under Marcos Jr is now over Php17 trillion, or more than Php630,000 per family.
Hi-res: ibon.org/ng-debt-ao-2506/
#PeopleEconomics
Hi-res: ibon.org/ng-debt-ao-2506/
#PeopleEconomics
We still don’t know the full extent of the deal PBBM struck with the US. The government is being very opaque about any other concessions it might have given.
But if the grossly one-sided tariff deal is any indication, this ambiguity could very well be hiding something even worse.
#MarcosMidterm
But if the grossly one-sided tariff deal is any indication, this ambiguity could very well be hiding something even worse.
#MarcosMidterm
Open markets, closed options: The real price of the US-PH trade deal
[FEATURES] If the grossly one-sided tariff deal is any indication, this ambiguity could very well be hiding something even worse.
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July 30, 2025 at 12:52 PM
We still don’t know the full extent of the deal PBBM struck with the US. The government is being very opaque about any other concessions it might have given.
But if the grossly one-sided tariff deal is any indication, this ambiguity could very well be hiding something even worse.
#MarcosMidterm
But if the grossly one-sided tariff deal is any indication, this ambiguity could very well be hiding something even worse.
#MarcosMidterm
The Marcos Jr administration is responsible for the worst performing agriculture sector in the country's history.
#SONA2025 #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
#SONA2025 #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
July 29, 2025 at 7:43 AM
The Marcos Jr administration is responsible for the worst performing agriculture sector in the country's history.
#SONA2025 #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
#SONA2025 #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
"Isang malaking kapahamakan sa sambayanang Pilipino ang nakaraang tatlong taon ng pamumuno ni Bongbong Marcos."
I-download ang IBON Praymer Hulyo 2025:
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#IBONPraymer #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
I-download ang IBON Praymer Hulyo 2025:
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#IBONPraymer #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
Kaladkarin sa imperyalismo, pahamak na gobyerno
[RESOURCE] Isang malaking kapahamakan sa sambayanang Pilipino ang nakaraang tatlong taon ng pamumuno ni Bongbong Marcos.
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July 26, 2025 at 1:10 AM
"Isang malaking kapahamakan sa sambayanang Pilipino ang nakaraang tatlong taon ng pamumuno ni Bongbong Marcos."
I-download ang IBON Praymer Hulyo 2025:
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#IBONPraymer #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
I-download ang IBON Praymer Hulyo 2025:
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#IBONPraymer #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
As the Marcos Jr administration’s 4th SONA approaches, the government’s measures remain tokenistic and too small for the magnitude of the country’s problems, highlighted by the recent one-sided Trump-Marcos tariff deal.
#SONA2025 #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
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#SONA2025 #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
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Honest SONA, bigger solutions needed to address nation’s problems - IBON
The country needs bigger solutions, not the administration’s usual checklist of so-called accomplishments and overblown promises at this year’s SONA.
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July 25, 2025 at 2:18 PM
As the Marcos Jr administration’s 4th SONA approaches, the government’s measures remain tokenistic and too small for the magnitude of the country’s problems, highlighted by the recent one-sided Trump-Marcos tariff deal.
#SONA2025 #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
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#SONA2025 #MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
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"BBM is basically claiming his 3-day visit produced enough US investments for the next 18 years."
#MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
#MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
July 24, 2025 at 12:04 AM
"BBM is basically claiming his 3-day visit produced enough US investments for the next 18 years."
#MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
#MarcosMidterm #PeopleEconomics
"Things might even be worse, and the public deserves to know all the economic, military and other commitments the government made."
#PeopleEconomics #MarcosMidterm
#PeopleEconomics #MarcosMidterm
July 23, 2025 at 11:18 PM
"Things might even be worse, and the public deserves to know all the economic, military and other commitments the government made."
#PeopleEconomics #MarcosMidterm
#PeopleEconomics #MarcosMidterm