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Proposed 2016 budget: billions of PPP funds allotted to support private sector profits
August 7, 2015
These cover expenses for right-of-way acquisition and displacement of informal settlers by at least 13 road and expressway projects Contrary to Pres. Benigno Aquino’s claims that the government is not spending for public-private partnerships (PPPs) and that the private sector is even paying the government, billions of pesos are again allotted for selected PPP projects […]
Proposed 2016 national budget prone to abuse in election year
August 6, 2015
There are large lump-sum amounts including suspiciously for local governments Research group IBON said that the proposed 2016 national government budget is vulnerable to abuse in the critical 2016 election year. There are large lump-sum amounts including suspiciously for local governments, as well as an apparent attempt to give the administration greater flexibility to declare […]
Aquino Legacy: Wealth of richest tripled
July 24, 2015
The administration’s policies have ensured that the profit-seeking interests of big business are met The country’s few rich became richer while wages and incomes remained low for millions of working Filipinos in the last five years. This would be one of the clear legacies of the Aquino administration, research group IBON said. What government claims […]
Aquino Legacy: More poor Filipinos in the last 5 years
July 22, 2015
Within its term govt could have laid foundations for Filipino industries to bolster farmers’ and workers’ incomes, create decent-paying, stable jobs Research group IBON said that the growing number of poor Filipinos in the country today debunks the Aquino administration’s claims that its successful poverty alleviation strategy would be one of its achievements that must […]
Aquino Legacy: Jobs crisis unprecedented in PH history
July 21, 2015
This only shows the poor quality of the jobs created, while regular jobs are lost The number of unemployed Filipinos continued to swell since the start of Pres. Aquino’s term, making the worsening job crisis a distinct feature of the administration, according to research group IBON. The group said that the number of unemployed Filipinos […]
Latest mining disaster further signal to junk mining law
July 19, 2015
The Mining Act has violated constitutional provisions restricting foreign participation in key sectors, and allowed big local and foreign business to cover up the plunder of the country’s resources Research group IBON reiterated the call for government to junk the 20-year-old Philippine Mining Act after a portion of the mining pit collapsed and buried miners […]
QC gov’t joins organic growers, sellers in ‘organic food fiesta’
July 13, 2015
The Festival featured the advocacy of making organic food more affordable Organic farmers, sellers and advocates converged in an organic food fair and festival this Sunday at the Quezon City Memorial Circle. The Quezon City government led by Vice Mayor Joy Belmonte supported the event, which aimed to make the public aware of the benefits […]
Educators decry closure recommendation for Talaingod schools
June 5, 2015
5 June 2015 | It is anti-development as it disregards the indigenous people’s efforts to set up their own schools and exercise their right to self-determination Educators’ Forum for Development (EFD), a network of teachers and academics committed to transformative education, expressed grave concern over a recent recommendation by a DepEd official for the temporary […]
Unsound fundamentals, not slow government spending, behind slowing GDP growth
May 29, 2015
Government appears to be exaggerating the impact of slower public construction spending to divert from the economy’s much more basic structural problems The government explains that slower-than-programmed government spending is behind the slowing overall growth of the economy in the first quarter of 2015, with gross domestic product (GDP) growth slackening to 5.2% from 5.6% […]
