On World Food Day: Widespread hunger justifies more ayuda

Hunger and food insecurity are worsening amid the ongoing pandemic crisis. More ayuda has to be immediately given to millions of poor and vulnerable families to ensure that everyone has economic access to food.

News

Railroading 2022 national budget without ayuda confirms Duterte govt’s apathy

October 2, 2021

Worsening joblessness and informal work can be fixed with immediate ayuda, stimulus

September 30, 2021

Billionaire tax can fund ayuda and health–IBON

September 27, 2021

Still only token ayuda in 2022 budget – IBON

August 30, 2021

Govt’s 7-9% growth in 2022 is just a fantasy – IBON

August 26, 2021

Business-as-usual 2022 budget unresponsive to pandemic – IBON

August 26, 2021

2022 budget stalls recovery, worsens inequality

August 23, 2021

Use ₱133.9-billion TRAIN revenues for ayuda – IBON

August 14, 2021

Features

Environmental scientists, economists, academics and social movements have been talking about “degrowth” as an approach in dealing with the climate crisis. The concept makes perfect sense, but it has provoked doubts and objections, even among well-meaning environmentalists.

Who is afraid of degrowth?

A Global South economic perspective

October 12, 2021

The Philippines is one of two remaining countries in the world that have not reopened schools and conducted in-person classes. This is quite telling not only of the Duterte government’s poor pandemic response but also of the pre-existing problems of the Philippine education system. This is aggravated by the administration’s budget mispriorities, where it allocates more for infrastructure projects than education.

The neglect of PH education: Where do we go from here?

October 5, 2021

The Marcos administration was notorious for world-beating cronyism and corruption. But this is not enough to fully explain the worst economic collapse in Philippine history and continued decline long after the dictatorship was overthrown.

Golden years?: The real long-lasting economic damage wrought by Marcos

September 21, 2021

There have been a series of mishaps lately, involving newly acquired AFP aircraft. Yet, the Duterte government continues to prioritize defense in the 2022 budget, particularly AFP modernization.

On military modernization: Money for nothing

September 16, 2021

The government has just announced the transition from ECQ to modified ECQ so the economy can supposedly recover. But the Duterte administration’s over-reliance on destructive lockdowns without effective and substantial health and economic response, like much-needed ayuda, is what’s really worsening the crisis and pushing more Filipinos into poverty.

Ayuda urgently needed to mitigate worsening poverty

August 21, 2021

The government has announced the easing of community quarantines. But new cases are still rising and there are no signs of government taking additional measures to fix the health system during the last two weeks of stricter lockdowns. If the health system is as weak as ever, what’s our way out of the pandemic?

Duterte administration’s shift to MECQ meaningless without urgent COVID-19 steps

August 20, 2021

Infographics

Big budget for infra agencies, low disbursement under Duterte

Infoposts

Ayuda will ease burden of rising prices

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IBON Executive Director on 2022 budget preventing speedy recovery

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