IBON corrects Rep. Quimbo – PH really is among the most open to foreign ownership in region

February 29, 2024

Charter change proponents will keep trying to find justifications for Congress to start tinkering with the 1987 Constitution. However, the facts clearly show that claiming that the Philippines has among the most restrictive foreign ownership regulations in the world cannot be one of them.

IBON stresses to solons: An across-the-board minimum wage hike is urgent, just, doable

February 28, 2024

In a House deliberation on wage hike proposals, research group IBON executive director Sonny Africa stressed that there is no reason not to give any of the wage hikes currently proposed by different legislation.

Wage hikes won’t slow down growth

February 28, 2024

Wage hikes don’t need to be inflationary

February 28, 2024

Wage hikes won’t lead to retrenchments

February 28, 2024

Foreign manufacturing needs regulation to contribute to long-term development

February 25, 2024

Trade deficit worsened as FDI increased

February 25, 2024

Reducing ‘restrictiveness’ does not guarantee foreign investment

February 25, 2024

Despite ‘restrictiveness’, foreign investment in the country grew substantially since the 1980s

February 25, 2024