IBON Foundation
US Military Aid for PH Grows
December 17, 2020
Duterte gov’t fails to meet its human rights obligations amid the pandemic
December 10, 2020
STATEMENT
The country’s poorest and most marginalized are being left behind by the COVID-19 response of the Duterte administration. On the other hand, wealthy creditors are protected and large corporations including foreign investors are getting their profits boosted.
Prices rising, wages buying even less
December 5, 2020
PH labor market rebounding but not recovering – IBON
December 4, 2020
News | The labor market rebounding as lockdown restrictions are eased should not be mistaken as ‘recovery’. More than people returning to work, the term should mean returning to the same levels of employment as before. Recovery can only happen with substantial economic stimulus with sufficient government financial assistance or subsidies to workers affected by the pandemic.
IBON Executive Director on October 2020 labor force survey results
December 3, 2020
IBON Executive Director on Bayanihan 2 and CREATE
November 27, 2020
#MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics
CREATE is for big business more than MSME’s
November 26, 2020
The Duterte administration doesn’t really care to stimulate the economy and is still taking care of big business instead of the economy or the people.
Gov’t priorities enrich a few and destroy the environment–IBON
November 25, 2020
News | The Philippine government’s bias for profit-seeking interests even at the expense of the environment are the root cause of the logging, quarrying and land conversion in Rizal and Cagayan provinces that have caused such devastating floods.
IBON Executive Director on Bayanihan 2 spending
November 24, 2020
Lawmakers are eyeing the extension of Bayanihan 2 until a COVID-19 vaccine is available. Does this fix the law? At the same time, the economic managers have rejected any Bayanihan 3.
