Archive of Economy

Drivers and jeepney operators reject "alternative livelihood program"
May 19, 2024

Jeep drivers and operators rejected the Department of Transportation’s (DOTr) offer of an “alternative livelihood program” after the bogus transportation modernization program deprived them of their livelihood. The department reiterated its offer on May 16, coinciding with the LTFRB’s threat of “crackdown” on jeepneys that rejected forced franchise consolidation. Part of the “alternative training” is […]

"Alternatibong programang pangkabuhayan," itinakwil ng mga tsuper at opereytor ng dyip
May 19, 2024

Itinakwil ng mga tsuper at opereytor ng dyip ang alok ng Department of Transportation (DOTr) na “alternatibong programang pangkabuhayan” matapos sila pagkaitan ng kabuhayan ng huwad na programa ng modernisasyon sa transportasyon. Muling ipinagpilitan ng kagawaran ang alok nito noong Mayo 16, kasabay ng bantang “crackdown” ng LTFRB sa mga dyip na hindi pumaloob sa […]

A substantial wage increase is necessary so that people can keep up with inflation
May 11, 2024

Although workers’ nominal wages have increased over the past four decades, their real value is still lower compared to that in 1990. The Ibon Foundation says the real value of the ₱610 minimum wage in the National Capital Region is be ₱503 in 2024. This is 22% lower than the real value of wages in […]

Malaking dagdag-sahod, kailangan para makaagapay ang mamamayan sa implasyon
May 11, 2024

Tumaas man ang aktwal na natatanggap na sahod ng mga manggagawa sa nakaraang apat na dekada, mas mababa pa rin ang tunay na halaga nito kumpara noong 1990. Ayon sa Ibon Foundation, ang tunay na halaga ng ₱610 minimum na sahod sa National Capital Region ay ₱503 lamang ngayong 2024. Mas mababa ito nang 22% […]

GDP growth is not a sign of improvement in the condition of the people
May 10, 2024

The Ibon Foundation scoffed at the Marcos regime’s boast that the gross domestic product or GDP grew by 5.7% for the first quarter of 2024. This is not a sign of improvement in the condition of the people because it did not create new jobs, according to group. The regime’s economic officials tout the GDP […]

Paglago ng GDP, di palatandaan ng pag-unlad ng kalagayan ng mamamayan
May 10, 2024

Kinutya ng Ibon Foundation ang ipinagmamalaki ng rehimeng Marcos na tantos ng paglago ng gross domestic product o GDP na 5.7% para sa unang kwarto ng 2024. Hindi ito palatandaan ng pag-unlad ng kalagayan ng mamamayan dahil wala itong nalilikhang bagong mga trabaho, ayon sa grupo. Ipinagmamayabang ng mga upisyal sa ekonomya ng rehimen ang […]

Unemployment is high in the Philippines, contrary to the regime's data
May 03, 2024

Thousands of unemployed workers swarmed the “job fairs” opened by some local governments as their “offerings” during the recent Labor Day. In the job fair in Eastern Visayas, nearly 12,000 jobs were reportedly offered in various centers in the region. In Manila and Quezon City, 9,000 jobs each were reportedly offered to those who flocked […]

Mataas ang disempleyo sa Pilipinas, taliwas sa datos ng rehimen
May 03, 2024

Dinagsa ng puo-puong libong manggagawang walang trabaho ang mga “job fair” na binuksan ng ilang lokal na gubyerno bilang “handog” ng mga ito sa nagdaang Araw ng Paggawa. Sa job fair sa Eastern Visayas, meron diumanong inalok na halos 12,000 trabaho sa iba’t ibang sentro sa rehiyon. Sa Maynila at Quezon City, tig-9,000 namang trabaho […]

AFP squanders public funds in using helicopters for leaflet-dropping in Aurora
April 04, 2024

The 7th ID and the Philippine Air Force dropped 1,000 leaflets in Barangay Galintuja, Maria Aurora, Aurora and in Barangay Lub-lub, Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya on March 28 as it launched an “aerial reconnaissance” using a Black Hawk military helicopter. This is similar to the futile tactics of other AFP units in the past to […]

AFP, naglustay ng pondo ng bayan sa paghuhulog ng mga polyeto gamit ang helikopter sa Aurora
April 04, 2024

Naghulog ng 1,000 polyeto ang 7th ID at Philippine Air Force sa Barangay Galintuja, Maria Aurora, Aurora at sa Barangay Lub-lub, Alfonso Castañeda, Nueva Vizcaya noong Marso 28 kasabay ng inilunsad nitong “aerial reconnaissance” gamit ang Black Hawk na helikopter ng militar. Katulad ito ng inutil na taktika ng iba pang mga yunit ng AFP […]