Archive of Economy

Group brands Trump’s tariffs as “economic bullying”
July 13, 2025

President Donald Trump’s imposition of additional tariffs on Philippine exports exposes the fallacy of the puppet state’s boast of a “special relationship” between the two countries. The Ibon Foundation issued this statement regarding the Trump government’s imposition of a 20% tariff on Philippine products, which will take effect on August 1. Ibon called the US […]

Mga taripa ni Trump, tinawag na "economic bullying"
July 13, 2025

Malinaw sa ipinataw na dagdag na taripa ni President Donald Trump ng US sa mga eksport ng Pilipinas na hungkag ang ipinagmamayabang ng papet na estado na “espesyal na ugnayan” sa pagitan ng dalawang bansa. Ito ang pahayag ng Ibon Foundation kaugnay sa pagpataw ng gubyernong Trump ng 20% taripa sa mga produktong Pilipino, na […]

Reality disproves Marcos' weaved illusions about employment
July 10, 2025

While the Marcos regime is boasting about positive employment data, the continued miserable conditions of millions of Filipino workers is undeniable. Over its three years in office, state data itself has repeatedly disproved the so-called “vibrant labor market.” A severe jobs crisis persists, evident in the growth of the informal sector, stagnant wages, and the […]

Hinahabing ilusyon ni Marcos sa empleyo, pinasisinungalingan ng reyalidad
July 10, 2025

Habang ipinagmamalaki ng rehimeng Marcos ang positibong mga datos ng empleyo, hindi nito mapasusubalian ang patuloy na pagkalugmok ng milyun-milyong manggagawang Pilipino sa miserableng mga kundisyon. Sa tatlong taong panunungkulan nito, paulit-ulit na pinasusubalian mismo ng mga datos ng estado ang sinasabing “masiglang pamilihan ng paggawa.” Umiiral ang masidhing krisis sa trabaho na makikita sa […]

Makabayan calls for congressional investigation into NAIA privatization
July 09, 2025

The Makabayan group, which includes ACT Teachers Party-list Rep. Antonio Tinio and Kabataan Party-list Rep. Renee Co, filed a resolution calling on the House committee on transportation of congress to investigate the privatization of Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) under its public-private partnership (PPP) with San Miguel Corporation-SAP & Company (SMC-SAP). They said that privatizing […]

Pribatisasyon ng NAIA, pinaiimbestigahan ng grupong Makabayan sa kongreso
July 09, 2025

Naghain ng resolusyon ang grupong Makabayan na kinabibilangan nila Antonio Tinio, kinatawan ng ACT Teachers Party-list at Renee Co, kinatawan ng Kabataan Party-list, na nanawagan sa House committee on transportation ng Kongreso na imbestigahan ang pribatisasyon ng Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) sa ilalim ng private-public-partnership (PPP) nito sa San Miguel Corporation-SAP &Company (SMC-SAP). Anila, […]

Women protest against worsening hunger
July 08, 2025

Carrying pots and pans, members of Gabriela, Gabriela Women’s Party, and Amihan launched a noise barrage at the Department of Agriculture on July 7 to highlight the worsening hunger among the people. They cited the recent survey by Social Weather Stations (SWS), which says that one in every five Filipino families, or 27.2%, experiences ‘involuntary […]

Mga kababaihan, nagprotesta laban sa tumitinding kagutuman
July 08, 2025

Bitbit ang mga kaldero at kaserola, kinalampag ng mga myembro ng Gabriela, Gabriela Women’ Party at Amihan ang Department of Agriculture noong Hulyo 7 hinggil sa tumitinding kagutuman ng mamamayan. Binanggit nila ang kamakailang sarbey ng Social Weather Stations (SWS), na nagsasabing isa sa bawat limang pamilyang Pilipino, o 27.2% ang nakakaranas ng ‘involuntary hunger’ […]

Marcos' ₱20/kilo rice showcase in Cavite draws criticism
July 07, 2025

Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-Cavite and Katipunan ng mga Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan (Kasama TK) condemned Ferdinand Marcos Jr on July 2 for showcasing ₱20/kilo rice in Bacoor City. Marcos personally went to the city’s Zapote-Bacoor Public Market to launch the “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!” program. On that day, the regime could only sell 500 […]

Palabas na ₱20/kilo bigas ni Marcos sa Cavite, binatikos
July 07, 2025

Binatikos ng Bagong Alyansang Makabayan (Bayan)-Cavite at Katipunan ng mga Samahang Magbubukid sa Timog Katagalugan (Kasama TK) ang palabas na ₱20/kilo bigas ni Ferdinand Marcos Jr sa Bacoor City noong Hulyo 2. Nagpunta mismo si Marcos sa Zapote-Bacoor Public Market sa syudad para pasinayaan ang programang “Benteng Bigas, Meron Na!”. Sa araw na iyon, tanging […]