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Adopt pro-people measures to generate revenue, Aquino urged
July 16, 2010
IBON urges government to place the burden of adjusting to the fiscal crisis on those that have the greater capacity to pay The urgent challenge for the new Aquino administration is to increase revenues, but research group IBON urges government to place the burden of adjusting to the fiscal crisis on those that have the […]
Severe rich-poor income gap a cause for concern for Aquino gov’t
July 15, 2010
The income gap in the latest 2006 government data shows that the share of the top 10% families in the income pie was even higher at 36% than the 35% share of the bottom 70% families. One of the pressing issues that the Aquino administration faces is the widening rich-poor gap in the country, said […]
Reconsider attrition law as way to manage fiscal woes, DOF urged
July 12, 2010
The Attrition Act moreover paves the way for the unnecessary streamlining of government bureaucracy. Research group IBON Foundation calls on the Department of Finance (DoF) to reconsider its proposal of strengthening the attrition law to address the country’s deficit, saying that the measure passes the burden of efficiency to government workers and deregulates government function […]
Recent power hike highlights urgency of repealing EPIRA
June 10, 2010
The latest rate hike announced by Manila Electric Co. (Meralco) reinforces consumers’ long-time demand to repeal Republic Act 9136 or the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA) of 2001. Research group IBON also urges Pres. Aquino, who as Tarlac representative voted against the EPIRA in 2001, to take steps in repealing the pro-corporation law. Under […]
Aquino urged to consider alternative fiscal solutions to improve RP revenues
June 9, 2010
As the cabinet of Pres. Aquino lists efforts to address the country’s budget deficit, research group IBON urges the new administration to look into alternative fiscal solutions instead of resorting to measures that have failed in the past. As the cabinet of Pres. Aquino lists efforts to address the country’s budget deficit, research group IBON […]
Teachers group calls on incoming gov’t to address education woes
June 8, 2010
Education for Development | The Arroyo administration has given lowest priority to education in the national budget since the term of Pres. Corazon Aquino Teachers group Educators for Development (EfD) calls on the incoming administration to give more priority to education as the 2010-2011 school year starts this month with the education sector in decline […]
Despite hike, NCR wage worth only P242: Workers get smallest increase in real wages under Arroyo Gov’t
June 8, 2010
The Arroyo administration has the longest-running term since Marcos but has seen the smallest increase in workers’ real wages over the last nine-and-a-half years The recently announced P22-wage hike in the NCR brings the real or inflation-adjusted minimum wage to only P242 based on 2000 prices, according to research group IBON. This estimate assumes an […]
Current NCR minimum wage only worth P235: Gov’t urged to raise wages to decent level
June 1, 2010
The minimum wage has been unchanged in NCR since September 2008 and Filipino workers are in effect bearing the burden of adjustment to the current global crisis. As wage boards deliberate on the wage increase for Metro Manila workers, research group IBON urges government to approximate the wage hike to the estimated family living wage, […]
RP gov’t urged to resist EU pressure for ‘economic integration’
May 28, 2010
The Philippine government should assert its right to implement the development policies that it needs. The just-concluded EU-ASEAN foreign ministers meeting in Madrid ended with apparent agreement on economic integration mechanisms and the EU calling the ASEAN countries not to implement protectionist measures. But according to research group IBON, the Philippine government should assert its […]
