IBON Foundation
Inflation low but rice prices remain high
June 5, 2019
Sin taxes, UHC to fund privatization of health services–IBON
June 1, 2019
Research group IBON said that government must allot a higher budget for public health services rather than fund private health providers through the Universal Health Care (UHC) Act. Also known as Republic Act (RA) 11223, the UHC Act ostensibly aims to provide all Filipinos with promotive, preventive, curative, rehabilitative, and palliative health services “without causing […]
Advocating a sustainable mass transport system
June 1, 2019
4Ps: Myopic, artificial approach to poverty
May 30, 2019
2019 midterm elections results: Harsher policies ahead
May 26, 2019
Administration-backed bets dominated the 2019 midterm elections especially in the Senate. The Duterte administration will certainly fast track its priority neoliberal policies as soon as the 18th Congress opens. It already used its super-majority in the 17th Congress to pass socioeconomic measures aggravating the country’s jobs crisis, poverty, and underdevelopment. More and harsher ones loom […]
Amendments to Public Services Act removes Constitutional protections on public utilities
May 24, 2019
Research group IBON raised the alarm that proposed amendments to the Public Services Act (PSA) removing Constitutional protections on public utilities will undermine national security and consumer welfare. The group argued that foreign control over important sectors should still be minimized and that natural monopolies should if anything be more tightly regulated. The Senate identified […]
Neoliberal amendments loom
May 23, 2019
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