Marcos Jr admin fails to respect, protect, and fulfill social and economic rights

The Marcos Jr government fundamentally fails to respect, protect and fulfil social and economic rights by its insistence on the same anti-people market-driven policies of its predecessors.

News

Despite lower inflation, expensive food hurting poor families—IBON

December 5, 2023

Water for the people: Groups buck worsening water privatization

November 18, 2023

IBON Foundation statement for meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change, Mr. Ian Fry

November 7, 2023

Rollbacks negligible; fuel tax removal more meaningful — IBON

October 10, 2023

More part-timers, unpaid family workers underscores admin’s inability to create quality jobs – IBON

October 6, 2023

Faster September inflation sign that gov’t is failing in arresting high prices — IBON

October 5, 2023

Govt’s fuel subsidies just bare minimum — IBON

September 13, 2023

Almost three million drop in employed sign of swelling ranks of discouraged workers—IBON

September 8, 2023

Features

FEATURES

The 2024 proposed health budget reflects the Marcos Jr administration’s utter neglect of public health.

Under the knife: the 2024 health budget

September 8, 2023

The standalone rice price caps will not just be ultimately ineffective but might even backfire

Beyond rice price populism

September 5, 2023

The 2024 budget reflects at least slipshod management of the education sector and at most self-serving interests, pushing our problems from bad to worse

2024 education budget: When will government learn?

August 30, 2023

FEATURES

The budget is only one of the wide range of policy measures the government has to spur growth, develop the economy, and improve the conditions of the people. The attention the public gives is well-deserved because the budget can do so much so quickly to achieve these.

National budget for 2024: A Budget Badly Made (Part 3)

August 25, 2023

FEATURES

Band-aids are not necessarily a bad thing. Social spending can be wielded to improve people’s conditions – which is important in itself even if not prioritized by the administration. But it can also be used to increase overall aggregate demand and stimulate the economy – which presumably even a narrow, growth-fixated mindset would appreciate.

National budget for 2024: A Budget Badly Made (Part 2)

August 25, 2023

FEATURES

Contrary to incredible “pro-poor” claims, the proposed 2024 national budget’s numbers tell a much different story about the administration’s priorities.

National budget for 2024: A Budget Badly Made

August 25, 2023

Resources

Ang Budol ng Taon

July 13, 2023

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The Filipino People’s Water Code

March 23, 2023

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Marcos-Duterte 2023: Patong-patong na Problema

February 12, 2023

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What the Marcos Dictatorship Really Did to the Economy

September 24, 2022

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Our destructive foreign investment fetish

March 28, 2022

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Halalan 2022: Ang paghahangad ng bagong ekonomiya

February 17, 2022

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Infographics

Minimum Wage vs Family Living Wage Per Region, as of November 2023

Infoposts

Most Filipinos can’t cope even with lower inflation

Photoquotes

IBON Executive Director on government’s claim of lowest unemployment since April 2005

Topics

COVID-19

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People Economics

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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

SUKI Network

NO to KKLD

CPDG

POWER

Green Action Philippines

Green Action Philippines

AidWatch Philippines

AidWatch Philippines

Consumers International

Consumers International

Bantay Bigas

IPED EFD

AlterMidya Network

AlterMidya Network