Rate expectations: Rethinking PH credit ratings

The economic managers don’t seem to realize that credit ratings are just, well, credit ratings. These shouldn’t be overstated as any kind of measure of economic performance or much less of national development.

News

Unpacking data shows labor market getting worse — IBON

November 11, 2024

Groups kick off voter’s guide series to encourage choosing leaders the nation needs

October 18, 2024

PH food insecurity worsening to among highest in region underscores multiple gov’t failures – IBON

October 16, 2024

Filipino families left behind despite govt’s vibrant labor market claim – IBON

October 8, 2024

Lower inflation? Food prices higher, wages and incomes not keeping up—IBON

October 4, 2024

1M unemployed youth, 2.4M hike in part-time workers belie vibrant labor market claim

September 9, 2024

Sr. Aquila A. Sy, PBVM: Educator for the People

August 25, 2024

Official poverty stats underestimate actual number of poor Filipinos – IBON

August 19, 2024

Features

We can’t neglect the most important strategy of democratic mass mobilizations to shift the balance of power and policies towards the majority.

The Long Game of Development (3)

December 8, 2024

From the 18th century and the first industrial revolution, how much have great leaps in technologies really contributed to fixing social underdevelopment? The expanding poverty and vulnerability of billions of people gives an answer.

The Long Game of Development (2)

December 8, 2024

The current era remains fundamentally neoliberal in essence, agenda and practice – state power over the economy is still systematically wielded for the benefit of a few. In particular, the so-called market reforms that have made capitalist elites so prosperous remain in place.

The Long Game of Development

December 8, 2024

The measure of being an upper-middle income country refers to an average that completely obscures the conditions of the majority. UMIC doesn’t really mean development in its most important sense of the well-being of people.

PH “upper middle-income status” is just a number and a fantasy

December 1, 2024

FEATURES

The government’s water supply and sanitation map declares the need for further private sector involvement and implies more foreign participation. But will this solve the country’s water predicament?

Are foreign investments in water what we need?

November 13, 2024

COMMENTARY

The proposal to increase the land lease limit to 99 years really won’t make much difference in making the Philippines more attractive to foreign investment, and certainly won’t mean anything for long-term economic development.

BBM admin to foreigners: Take our land, please

November 12, 2024

Resources

Transport Series No. 2: The Anomaly of Modernization

September 25, 2024

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Birdtalk Briefing Paper

Birdtalk Midyear 2024 Materials

July 15, 2024

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Banner IBON Praymer

Ang Pagsahol sa Bagong Pilipinas

July 11, 2024

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Modernong Jeep: Saan na pupulutin ang komyuter?

April 15, 2024

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PhilHealth Fail

April 1, 2024

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Cha-cha ni Marcos Jr: Isa pang maling hakbang

February 16, 2024

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Infographics

Low real wages, more expensive food

Infoposts

Oligarchs get rich from environmental plunder

Photoquotes

IBON Executive Director on the new VAT on digital services

Topics

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International

PH-China Relations

PH-China Relations

Environment

Networks

Water for the People

Water for the People

Stop TRAIN Network

Stop TRAIN Network

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NO to KKLD

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Green Action Philippines

Green Action Philippines

AidWatch Philippines

AidWatch Philippines

Consumers International

Consumers International

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IPED EFD

AlterMidya Network

AlterMidya Network