Elitist politics and economics: the real Aquino legacy

July 1, 2016

The next presidency is challenged  to tackle a worst-ever jobs crisis, heightened inequality,and  pro-foreign and pro-business policies sown under Aquino’s leadership   Towards the end of its six years in office, the Aquino government boasted its legacy of inclusive growth. Indeed for its neoliberal thrusts the Aquino administration may have achieved certain economic outcomes. But for […]

Promote National Industrialization for National Development

June 30, 2016

IBON- NI (for peoples summit), Jun 16 v.2 Tens of millions of Filipinos suffer crushing poverty while a handful of foreign investors and domestic oligarchs prosper from the country’s natural resources and labor power. The situation has worsened after almost four decades of neoliberal globalization policies, including those under the outgoing Aquino administration. A clean […]

Fr. Pete Arguillas, MSC, 80

June 29, 2016

IBON Foundation mourns the passing of Fr. Pedro Arguillas, of the Missionaries of the Sacred Heart (MSC),  in the early hours of June 27, 2016. Fr. Pete, as he was more familiarly known, has been a member of IBON’s Board of Trustees since 1998. He was a quiet presence and gentle guide of the institution’s […]

IBON –Brexit referendum win another sign of neoliberal policies failure

June 29, 2016

Research group IBON said the prevailing vote for Brexit is the latest political affirmation that neoliberal globalization-driven integration like the European Union (EU) is failing. The Philippines will have an advantage if the incoming Duterte administration appreciates this as the latest sign of the major emerging countercurrent to reckless neoliberalism. There was a referendum on […]

POWER alliance generates pro-people energy policy

June 24, 2016

With the forthcoming inauguration of president-elect Rodrigo Duterte, research group IBON and other co-covenors of the multisectoral alliance People Opposed to Warrantless Electricity Rates (POWER) conducted a consultation to draft a national and pro-people energy agenda. The consultation, held last June 20, 2016 at the IBON Conference hall was facilitated by AGHAM  (Advocates of Science […]

Come to IBON’s 16th President SALE!

June 23, 2016

SHS: Public funds for private gain refrain

June 17, 2016

IBON Features — Amid much debate among its implementers and constituents, the Enhanced Basic Education Program or Kindergarten + 12’s Senior High School (SHS) debuted for Grade 10 completers this week. Eleventh graders started on the track of their chosen profession, the choices being the (1) Academic Track comprised of Accountancy, Business, and Management (ABM); […]

Admit huge dropout count, review K-to-12, educators urge next admin

June 14, 2016

Where are the 1M other Grade 10 completers reported by DepEd in 2015? At the onset of the debut of the Senior High School (SHS) component of K-to-12 this school year, teachers’ network Educators Forum for Development (EfD) said that the government should acknowledge the low turnout of SHS enrollees. This should prompt a thorough […]

Repeal EPIRA: PH power rates double in 15 years–IBON

June 9, 2016

Research group IBON said that fifteen years of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) has only strengthened corporations’ monopoly of the Philippine power industry, and burdened consumers with high power rates. The group, a member of the POWER alliance, said that EPIRA must be repealed. EPIRA or Republic Act (RA) 9136 was enacted in […]