TRAIN 1A Year One: From the Poor to the Rich

December 20, 2018

On the first year of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) 1A, despite aggravating inflation, the Duterte administration refuses to stop collecting taxes on basic consumer needs such as fuel products and sugary beverages – while relieving the richest through lower personal income taxes, estate taxes and donor taxes. Pushing through with additional […]

Duterte’s tax reform program: Economic injustice

December 19, 2018

Repeal TRAIN to moderate impact of fuel prices

December 13, 2018

Read more: Despite rollbacks, TRAIN makes fuel more expensive–IBON

Poorest 60% of households suffer income loss due to TRAIN

December 13, 2018

Read more: Despite rollbacks, TRAIN makes fuel more expensive–IBON

Next fuel excise tax tranche will sustain high prices

December 13, 2018

Read more: Despite rollbacks, TRAIN makes fuel more expensive–IBON

Fuel prices would be even lower if not for TRAIN

December 13, 2018

Read more: Despite rollbacks, TRAIN makes fuel more expensive–IBON

Duterte admin tramples on right to work

December 10, 2018

Neoliberal policies undermine economic, social, and cultural rights

December 10, 2018

High prices still burden poor despite inflation slowdown–IBON

December 5, 2018

On the release of the November 2018 inflation rate, research group IBON said that prices are still high and rising even with the reported slowdown. This remains a burden on poor families trying to live off low and precarious incomes. Substantial and longer-term solutions are still needed, said the group. Headline inflation slowed to 6.0% […]