Features
Obama visit: Greater US economic intervention
April 14, 2014
IBON Features | By Arnold Padilla | While much of the discussion about renewed PH-US relations centers on the military aspect, there is also the equally crucial, if not even more far-reaching, economic dimension of the US pivot to the region IBON Features—US President Barack Obama’s visit underlines the increased bilateral engagement between the Philippines […]
In crisis: Why the US is pivoting to Asia Pacific
April 14, 2014
IBON Features | COMMENTARY | US officials have described the region as crucial to its economic and strategic interests, and which will yield huge returns in US investments IBON Features — Philippine officials say US President Barack Obama’s visit to the Philippines, the final leg in a series that includes Japan, South Korea and Malaysia, […]
UN report reaffirms water privatization amid MWSS rate hike controversy
April 14, 2014
IBON Features | COMMENTARY | By Arnold Padilla | The renewed support for the corporate takeover of water and energy sectors comes at a time that these policies are seriously being challenged by consumers IBON Features— The World Water Day quietly passed by last March 22. It is a United Nations (UN) event that has […]
US-PH Relations: Reinforcing colonial ties
April 10, 2014
COMMENTARY | The Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement with the US is the latest indicator of a resurgent neo-colonialism over the past years | By Sonny Africa IBON Features—The Philippine government is on the brink of reaching a new agreement with the United States (US) on an even greater US military presence in the country. If […]
Charter Change Proponents Are Misinformed*
February 14, 2014
IBON Features | COMMENTARY | By Sonny Africa | There is nothing to indicate that rising foreign investment and greater globalization policies have created a strong domestic economy that creates jobs and expands domestic capital on a sustainable basis IBON Features–The House of Representatives has started hearings on House Joint Resolution No. 1 to amend […]
Disasters and the dire state of economic, socio-cultural rights in the Philippines
December 10, 2013
IBON Features | The country’s weak capacity to adapt to the impact of disasters is a result of years of state neglect and its adherence to economic policies that ensure profit above people’s welfare. IBON Features—This year’s commemoration of International Human Rights Day finds the Philippines challenged with the devastation wrought by supertyphoon Yolanda in […]
2013: Unchanged policies and economic disasters
December 1, 2013
IBON Features | Growth is becoming more exclusionary with every year of the Aquino administration and its unreformed economic policies IBON Features— The year 2013 has seen more rapid economic growth, rising foreign investment, and praise from international agencies and big business – yet also falling job generation, rising unemployment, soaring prices, growing poverty, and […]
Pork Barrel and Systemic Corruption (Second of Two Parts)
October 25, 2013
IBON Features | COMMENTARY | By Sonny Africa | These funds need to be removed from the discretion of the chief executive – whose powers over budgets must also be reduced – and subjected to greater public oversight. (Second of Two Parts) Pork barrel abuses The PDAF accounts for just 2.2% of presidential pork barrel. […]
Pork Barrel and Systemic Corruption (First of Two Parts)
October 24, 2013
IBON Features/ COMMENTARY | by Sonny Africa | The PDAF is actually just a small part of the vast government mechanism of patronage and pork barrel politics centred around the presidency. (First of Two Parts) The Napoles pork barrel scam is a sensational corruption scandal involving billions of pesos, prominent senators and representatives of congress, […]
