IBON Foundation
Suspending TRAIN oil taxes will lower oil prices and ease inflation—IBON
October 23, 2021
Suspending oil excise taxes, can ease the burden of rising prices on ordinary Filipinos, and revenue losses can be compensated by suspending corporate tax cuts. These can be the start of a more progressive tax system and a prelude to better regulation and control over the country’s oil industry.
Duterte admin’s neglect of agri erodes food self-sufficiency — IBON
October 21, 2021
The Duterte government’s glaringly low prioritization of agriculture is worsening the country’s decline in food self-sufficiency. Production support for small farmers and fisherfolk as part of a larger economic stimulus program is even more urgent.
‘Rising hunger rate should prompt more ayuda’ | Philippine Star
October 19, 2021
Cash aid to help poor cope with rising prices —IBON | GMA
October 19, 2021
On World Food Day: Widespread hunger justifies more ayuda
October 16, 2021
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.
