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Extensive US overseas military bases for domination not defense – IBON

May 27, 2024

The US harps about China and Russia military aggression but its vast network of overseas military bases worldwide which the US has used to launch the most offensive military operations of any country since World War II shows that its aggression is much worse.

Overseas military footprint of US, Russia, and China

May 27, 2024

The United States’ (US) keeps a vast network of overseas military bases for its aggressive strategy of global dominance and hegemony, far exceeding any reasonable defense needs. Its 742 foreign bases and facilities spread around the world starkly contrasts with only 52 Russian bases and 29 Chinese bases concentrated in just a few areas. The […]

US drawing in more countries for its militarist agenda in Southeast Asia

May 26, 2024

The US’ military encirclement is one of its most heavy-handed ways to contain China’s expanding influence and to maintain its imperialist hegemony. The US is involving more and more countries to control more foreign armed forces, legitimize its military presence, and promote US arms sales. The militarism is portrayed as promoting stability and security but […]

Job-losing growth in first quarter 2024 is cause for alarm not optimism – IBON

May 10, 2024

The difficulty in creating enough decent and sustainable work which leaves millions of Filipinos to survive off of meager incomes certainly cannot in any way be a source of “optimism and pride,” as the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) put it when the growth figures were released

IBON says of wage hike: “Ang bara ay ang di pag-suporta ng pangulo”

May 9, 2024

The proposed wage bills in Congress to various degrees bring wages closer to the family living wage, which corrects years of meager wage increases that have lagged behind profits, productivity and inflation.