Philippine economy
Tax the billionaires
September 29, 2021
Billionaire tax can fund ayuda and health–IBON
September 27, 2021
The Duterte government’s insistence that it lacks funds for a bigger COVID-19 response does not hold water. Substantial revenues can be raised by taxing the country’s super-rich who can well afford to contribute much more to pandemic response and other needs.
Golden years?: The real long-lasting economic damage wrought by Marcos
September 21, 2021
The Marcos administration was notorious for world-beating cronyism and corruption. But this is not enough to fully explain the worst economic collapse in Philippine history and continued decline long after the dictatorship was overthrown.
Under Marcos, PH economy worst performing in Asia
September 18, 2021
Spending like normal during the very abnormal pandemic crisis
September 16, 2021
Inessential infra isn’t more important than health, ayuda
September 16, 2021
Why spend more on military and police than small businesses and farmers?
September 16, 2021
Govt’s 7-9% growth in 2022 is just a fantasy – IBON
August 26, 2021
The Development Budget Coordination Committee has had a poor record of projecting economic growth in the last five years with their estimates always off the mark. Worse, their narrow-minded fiscal conservatism is the biggest factor preventing more rapid recovery.
