2 of 3 Pinoy families barely surviving
Around two in three Filipino families fail to earn a living wage amid inflation and rising oil prices, according to the IBON Foundation.
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Around two in three Filipino families fail to earn a living wage amid inflation and rising oil prices, according to the IBON Foundation.
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The traditionalist critics argue: if previous records were set without this level of technological assistance, then we are not comparing apples to apples.
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‘The country’s economic fundamentals are far stronger than when the label was first applied to the Philippines in the 1970s’ under the administration of…
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The 4Ps was meant to give one a hand up, not a hammock or a lottery prize. It’s the government’s ‘fertilizer‘ to help you grow, but you still have to plant the…
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Philippine citizenship is inherited through parentage, not geography. Bea Windorski did not become Filipino only when she obtained a Philippine passport.
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The real challenge is not in choosing between minimum wage and living wage. It is in finding a way to connect them in a way that works.
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Energy Secretary Sharon S. Garin announced Monday that gasoline prices will rise by P2.21 per liter starting today, Tuesday. Pump prices are estimated to reach…
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The DA, however, stressed that the decline is not happening throughout the country, stating that in some provinces, such as Palawan, palay prices remain…
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Thousands of workers gathered at various venues across the city Friday to mark the 124th Labor Day, as labor unions renewed calls for a significant wage…
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Iran’s continued grip on the Strait of Hormuz, tighter US naval pressure on Iranian ports raising fears of prolonged disruption and large draws in crude and…
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‘This harvest season, we are seeing prices improve to P22 to P27 per kilo, and we hope this continues so farmers are encouraged to plant more for the next…
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While many Filipinos mark Labor Day with rest or small celebrations, for vendors inside Bustillos Supermarket, the holiday remains just another day…
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Calls for the government to act to lower prices — either by suspending or removing the fuel taxes — and to fire the officials who imposed those burdens on…
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House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy pledged Friday to prioritize legislative measures aimed at raising the national minimum wage and ending precarious employment…
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The Alliance of Concerned Teachers (ACT) on Friday reiterated calls for higher wages and increased education funding during Labor Day protests.
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ILOILO CITY — A labor coalition has formally petitioned the Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board for a P250 daily wage increase across Western…
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Labor Day shouldn’t be a thank-you note. It should be a reckoning. If dignity requires a plane ticket, then the problem isn’t the worker. It’s the country.
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For a practice declared illegal since 1974, endo, or the so-called 5-5-5 scheme, has shown remarkable staying power not in workplaces, but in speeches,…
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