Gov’t hyping employment gains to avoid giving more ayuda, stimulus – IBON

Latest labor force figures show that Filipinos are not regaining their jobs and incomes and, on the contrary, are desperately trying to make a living in whatever way they can.

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Greater Manila ECQ/MECQ shallow without aggressive COVID response – IBON

May 5, 2021

Ayuda urgent: Jobs crisis still worse than before pandemic — IBON

April 30, 2021

More than enough funds available to give urgent cash aid — IBON

April 26, 2021

Big stimulus bill prioritizing aid more urgent than easing foreign restrictions–IBON

April 18, 2021

Joblessness worsens in February and will get worse with ECQ — IBON

March 31, 2021

Measly ECQ aid an afterthought — IBON

March 31, 2021

IBON: Gov’t should rectify, ramp up COVID-19 aid

March 29, 2021

EDSA spirit lives on: Braving authoritarian pandemic restrictions, the people faced the crisis together

February 25, 2021

Features

The Duterte government with its EO 130 continues to argue for the reckless exploitation of the country’s vast mineral wealth for other countries’ corporate gains and industrial benefits. This makes the projected gains from large-scale mining even paltrier than they already are. We are giving up the non-renewable resource, the Philippines’ huge potential to industrialize, for nothing.

EO 130: Much fuss about paltry gains

April 26, 2021

The Philippines is not expected to be ahead of the vaccine race being a poor, non-industrial and import-dependent country. But despite our underdevelopment, we still deserve better and more efficient government handling of our predicament.

Mass vaccination PH: Throwing away our shots (Part Two)

April 15, 2021

A number of Asian countries are seeing an increase in COVID with surges particularly large in South Asia and, in Southeast Asia, the Philippines. The Duterte administration has been telling us since last year that the arrival of vaccines is its ultimate solution but, dismally, these are coming in trickles.

Mass vaccination PH: Throwing away our shots (Part One)

April 15, 2021

This is a crucial time to rethink our entire strategy for reaping the demographic dividend. While things are bleak from where things stand at present, the experience of our neighbors tells us that a demographic dividend is possible given the right set of policy choices.

To reap what was not sown?

April 4, 2021

FEATURES – The Duterte government can do a lot of things to recover domestic hog production, consumer capacity and the national economy. But it has just opted to cater to private profits, foreign pressures and whims of public officials. And they have just been hogging everything to themselves, as they have done during the pandemic lockdown and beyond.

What’s up, pork? (Part Two)

March 19, 2021

FEATURES – Again, the Duterte government is proposing importation without careful consideration. A year of unscientific and irrational responses – that has been more fatal than the plague itself.

What’s up, pork? (Part One)

March 19, 2021

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