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Bulk Export Of Sugar To Blame For ‘Shortfall’ In Local Supply
February 8, 2010
Off-season export aimed to exploit high global price at expense of local consumers The supposed tight domestic stocks of sugar may be blamed on the country’s bulk and off-season export of sugar to the US, pushed by sugar exporters’ move to take advantage of the increasing global prices. According to research group IBON, the country […]
Stop Sugar Exports To U.S., Government Urged
February 3, 2010
Research group IBON Foundation today told government to stop the exportation of sugar to the US to ensure domestic supply and protect the country’s food security. The group made the appeal amid claims by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) that a “sugar shortage” looms as supermarkets may pull out sugar products in the […]
IBON Urges Presidential Bets To Bare Plans On Debt And Deficit Crisis
January 5, 2010
Independent think tank IBON Foundation today urged presidential aspirants in the coming May polls to disclose how they intend to address the national government’s mounting debt obligations and budget deficit. | Reference: Mr Sonny Africa The group noted that the incumbent Arroyo administration is about to pass on to the next President a national government […]
Human Rights Week: Violations Of Economic, Social Rights Worsening Under Arroyo Administration
December 11, 2009
IBON Features — The Arroyo government’s human rights record is considered one of the worst in history, not just in violations of civil and political rights but also in the economic, social and cultural realm. Thirty-five years after the Philippines ratified the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESR), the rights of millions […]
Take Responsibility For Global Warming, Filipino Educators Tell First World
December 9, 2009
As the 15th United Nations Conference on Climate Change (COP 15) enters its third day, progressive educators and cause-oriented groups in the Philippines hit the US and other developed countries for refusing to take responsibility for global warming. Led by the Educators for Development (EfD), the groups held a ‘Speakout Against Climate Change’ today in […]
On Human Rights Day: 25 Million Filipinos Denied Right To Work
December 8, 2009
As International Human Rights Day is observed this week, millions of Filipinos are deprived of the right to decent work, one of the most basic economic rights. According to research group IBON, decent work is a vital starting point for human development. However a job in itself is not enough: workers have a right to […]
Growth Figures Expose Government’s Fake Stimulus, Limits Of Relying On Remittances
November 28, 2009
Third quarter growth results released recently by the National Statistical Coordination Board show that the economy is back to its trend of poor growth | By Sonny Africa IBON Features – The weak third quarter growth results reported by the National Statistical Coordination Board (NSCB) do not only confirm the uncertainty of achieving the full-year […]
SDO And Farmers’ Misery In Luisita
November 16, 2009
Through the stock distribution option, the essence of land reform has been distorted to benefit landowners-denying the farmers of actual land redistribution. IBON Features – The massacre in Tarlac’s Hacienda Luisita five years ago where seven farm workers were felled by government bullets and scores suffered injuries-is a tragic testament to the peasants’ continuing plight […]
75% Of Filipinos Aware Of VFA Not In Favor Of Pact
November 13, 2009
As US State Secretary Hillary Clinton defended the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) during her visit today in Malacañang, latest results of the IBON survey show that many Filipinos oppose the pact. According to the October nationwide survey, of those who are aware of the VFA, 75% oppose it while 15.9% are in favor of the […]
