'The government's attacks just show how afraid it is of people strengthened by their organizations.'

IBON Executive Director on worsening attacks against NGOs

#StopTheAttacks #PeopleEconomics

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The newly created Special Committee on Human Rights Coordination is a pale imitation of the United Nations Joint Programme (UNJP) concluding this June 2024 without having achieved real and substantial accountability nor ended rights violations.

This just means inflation and prices staying high -- especially because of PH's globalization-fueled import-dependence.

And Marcos Jr admin's solution is... import even more? 🤪

'Kung gugustuhin ng gobyerno, gagawan nila ng paraan. Mas malaki [ang umento sa sahod], mas mainam,' wika ni Sonny Africa, executive director ng IBON Foundation.

philstar.com/pilipino-star-…

The maths of job-destroying growth:

5.7% GDP growth in
Q1-24 from Q1-23

+

228,000 less jobs in
Q1-24 (48M) from
Q1-23 (48.2M)

NEDA: 'This performance retains the country's position as a leading force among Asia's emerging economies.'

Food and rice prices are rising but the wages of many Filipinos aren't enough to keep up.

Hi-res on site: ibon.org/prices-vs-wage…

#SahodItaas #PresyoIbaba #PeopleEconomics