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WTO confirms irrelevance for development–IBON
December 27, 2015
Underdeveloped economies did not gain anything from the talks The World Trade Organization’s (WTO) tenth ministerial conference in Kenya’s capital Nairobi confirmed its inability to deliver development, research group IBON said. Economies continue to be opened up at the expense of the world’s poor majority. The United States (US) and European Union (EU) also blocked […]
Manila Water P79 billion demand outrageous: rescind anti-consumer CA now
December 14, 2015
Government should take hold of the country’s water resources and ensure public benefit first and foremost Private concessionaire Manila Water Co. Inc.’s (MWCI) move for arbitration and demand for public compensation for the company’s projected losses is an utter display of greed, water consumer watchdog Water for the People Network (WPN) said. The company’s assertion […]
Job generation minimal, poor-quality jobs persist under Aquino administration
December 11, 2015
Unsatisfactory employment outcomes are despite the 6.0% third quarter economic growth in 2015 being faster than the 5.5% growth rate in the same period last year The Aquino administration overplays labor force data to showcase the Daang Matuwid program and ensure its continuation under presidential bet Mar Roxas, according to research group IBON. But job […]
Megawide pullout not excuse to push PPP Act–IBON
December 9, 2015
The group reiterated its concern over an existing policy that favors investor rights over public interest Government should not invoke the pending pullout of a huge company from a public-private partnership (PPP) project to push the PPP Act, research group IBON said. The group also reiterated its concern over an existing policy that favors investor […]
Globalization not way to address climate vulnerability, gov’t told
December 4, 2015
The very manifestations of the country’s disaster vulnerability worsened under globalization At the onset of the Paris climate negotiations, research group IBON urged government to discard globalization as its framework for economic policies that have spawned growing inequality and aggravated the Philippines’ disaster vulnerability. The 21st Conference of Parties (COP21) of the United Nations Convention […]
Still exclusionary: growth fails to create quality work—IBON
November 27, 2015
An overall deterioration on the jobs front affirms the limits of service-driven growth Growth in Philippine gross domestic product (GDP) in the third quarter is still not creating enough decent work for Filipinos and remains exclusionary. The services-driven growth is the reason for the prevailing jobs crisis in the country, research group IBON said The […]
Proposed hike in salaries of high-ranking officials hit
November 13, 2015
‘Don’t base gov’t pay on private sector salary’, says group Research group IBON today said that the proposed Salary Standardization Law (SSL) of 2015 may give some relief to long underpaid government workers, but the increases for the highest ranking government officials are excessive and undemocratic. Basing government officials’ salaries on private sector pay distorts […]
Rescinding MRT deal, PPPs urgent–group
November 11, 2015
Allowing PPPs to channel public resources to private profits deprives the nation of much needed resources for social services and development As the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) has been bogging down, prompting the Philippine Senate to deliberate on the train’s deteriorating services, research group IBON underscored how putting a public utility in the hands of […]
Lowering income taxes on low and middle income families urgent and doable – IBON
November 5, 2015
Lowering income taxes for the majority of families can be the start of more wide-ranging income tax reforms Given the burden of rising prices and a regressive tax system, the lowering or even removal of taxes on low and middle income families is long overdue, research group IBON said. Revenue losses can be compensated by […]
