APEC’s push for PPP, Aquino as model?

November 20, 2015

There is a fundamental contradiction between the PPP pushed by APEC and the Aquino regime and public interests…

APEC: Special lanes for whom?

November 16, 2015

Economics can be rational again and the severe imbalances in wealth and power that fetter human development and stifle economies can be dismantled by Sonny Africa IBON Features/ Commentary. It isn’t really just about the special traffic lanes or even the reorganizing of the life of the nation’s capital for a few days because of […]

More poor Filipinos, production sank since 1996 APEC summit

November 15, 2015

Poverty and sinking production since PH last hosted APEC…

Proposed hike in salaries of high-ranking officials hit

November 13, 2015

‘Don’t base gov’t pay on private sector salary’, says group Research group IBON today said that the proposed Salary Standardization Law (SSL) of 2015 may give some relief to long underpaid government workers, but the increases for the highest ranking government officials are excessive and undemocratic. Basing government officials’ salaries on private sector pay distorts […]

Rescinding MRT deal, PPPs urgent–group

November 11, 2015

Allowing PPPs to channel public resources to private profits deprives the nation of much needed resources for social services and development As the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) has been bogging down, prompting the Philippine Senate to deliberate on the train’s deteriorating services, research group IBON underscored how putting a public utility in the hands of […]

Mindanao Interfaith Institute for Lumad Studies (MIILS)

November 8, 2015

Why APEC’s free market globalization cannot build resilient communities

November 7, 2015

PH must take back what globalization has eroded if it is to build a fortress that will truly keep the people safe and strong even in the face of calamities The Philippines spearheaded the crafting of a framework on disaster risk reduction and management (DRRM) for this year’s Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) high-level meeting. […]

Asia after 26 years of APEC’s Globalization

November 6, 2015

Lowering income taxes on low and middle income families urgent and doable – IBON

November 5, 2015

Lowering income taxes for the majority of families can be the start of more wide-ranging income tax reforms Given the burden of rising prices and a regressive tax system, the lowering or even removal of taxes on low and middle income families is long overdue, research group IBON said. Revenue losses can be compensated by […]