Non-delivery of emergency cash transfers shows gov’t indifference, causing unrest

NEWS

Government chose not to immediately dispense cash transfers and instead even used the promise of Php200 billion in emergency subsidies to 18 million low income families to justify its sweeping emergency powers

News

Duterte report shows govt COVID-19 response is insufficient, insensitive

April 1, 2020

Tourism package under COVID-19 response a “Php14-billion lie” — IBON

March 18, 2020

Recycled Php27.1 B COVID-19 response package betrays govt complacency

March 18, 2020

3 of 5 workers in Luzon will likely lose wages, earnings due to Luzon lockdown

March 18, 2020

Luzon lockdown threatens livelihoods of 11M workers, informal sector earners

March 17, 2020

International Working Women’s Day 2020: Filipino women workers worse off under Duterte – IBON

March 8, 2020

Farmers lose Php85 billion during first year: Peasant livelihoods destroyed, food insecurity worsened by rice liberalization

February 14, 2020

Responses of Parlade and Badoy prove IBON’s case

February 12, 2020

Features

POLICY NOTE

The coronavirus pandemic and the expansive efforts to address it are new and unprecedented. But they also exposed many old problems that have always been there.

Dealing with COVID-19: Just reboot the economy?

March 30, 2020

There is reason to be skeptical about more powers for the president. It’s nearly two months since the first confirmed case of COVID-19 in the country and what government has done with the powers it already has is not encouraging.

COVID-19 emergency powers: Too much, not enough

March 24, 2020

POSITION PAPER

For now, the most urgent matter is to ensure that every Filipino is protected hence these proposed socioeconomic relief measures.

COVID-19
Php297 billion urgent socioeconomic relief for the most vulnerable Filipinos

March 23, 2020

BY SONNY AFRICA

The poorest already have it worst – and we’re not even sure if the virus is really on its way to being contained.

Duterte administration’s bumbling, stumbling COVID-19 response

March 21, 2020

BY JOSE LORENZO LIM

Earlier this year amid the growing threat of the COVID-19 virus, DOH Secretary Duque said that the Philippines does not have a weak healthcare system. But is the country’s health system really “not weak” and ready for this pandemic?

COVID-19 and the Philippine Healthcare System

March 20, 2020

COMMENTARY
BY SONNY AFRICA

The coronavirus threat is real and it’s critical for the government to respond quickly and decisively. But what if government’s response is muddled and, worse, ill-conceived?

“Just follow” won’t beat COVID-19

March 16, 2020

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IBON’s executive director on social distancing and mass testing

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