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50% Increase In Oil Pump Prices Over Past Year Shows Urgency Of Regulation |
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Wednesday, 02 July 2008 |
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Oil prices have increased by an average of 50% over the past year, highlighting the failure of oil deregulation in bringing down petroleum prices and the urgency of reinstating regulation. |
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IBON Position Paper on Supreme Court Forum On Economic, Social, Cultural Rights |
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Tuesday, 01 July 2008 |
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Paper submitted by IBON Foundation to the Supreme Court Forum on Increasing Access to Justice: Bridging Gaps, Removing Roadblocks (June 30-July 1, 2008) |
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SC Initiative Needs To Go Further To Ensure Poor’s Economic Rights |
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Monday, 30 June 2008 |
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Research group IBON Foundation welcomes the initiative of the Supreme Court to improve the poor’s access to justice through its nationwide summit today. However, it said that the country’s economic policies have the most far-reaching harmful impact that should be addressed and be subjected to judicial review. |
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As Much As P31/Liter Of Pump Prices Goes To Windfall Profit Of Oil Firms |
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Thursday, 26 June 2008 |
Independent think-tank IBON Foundation estimates that as much as P31 per liter of the pump price of oil products may be windfall profits of transnational oil firms.
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Falling Participation Rates Highlight Need For More Social Services Spending |
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Friday, 20 June 2008 |
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One more child out of every 10 school-age children was not able to go to school, highlighting the need for higher government spending in social services. |
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One In Five Workers Does Not Earn Enough, Seeks More Work |
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Written by IBON Media
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
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Data from the April 2008 Labor Force Survey (LFS) shows that one in five employed workers reported that they were seeking more work because they were not earning enough for their and their families’ needs. |
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Proposal To Extend CARP To Increase Land Reconcentration |
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Written by IBON Media
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Wednesday, 18 June 2008 |
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Proposals of Malacañang and congressmen to reform and extend the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) create more opportunities for land owners and agribusiness firms to further consolidate their control over agricultural lands. |
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Latest Wages Slide To One-Third Of Cost To Live Decently |
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Tuesday, 17 June 2008 |
Despite the recent round of wage hikes, daily minimum wages have actually slid to only 34% of the amount needed for decent living from 46% in January 2007, according to independent think-tank IBON Foundation.
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