COVID-19 response
Govt jeepney ban has already cost drivers Php78,000
June 19, 2020
NEWS
Thousands of small jeepney drivers have lost as much as Php78,000 each from three months of mass transport suspensions since the lockdown. The government has been insensitive and stingy assistance has pushed jeepney drivers and their families into poverty.
PH Debt: All’s well that swells
June 13, 2020
The finance department underscores the need for government to borrow from foreign sources to fund its economic recovery plan. Multilateral and country creditors have unsurprisingly exploited the situation and recycled funds to lend. But do we really need to borrow for COVID-19 response? How are we going to pay for all of these debts?
COVID-19: How prepared are we now?
June 6, 2020
BIRD FEED
After two and a half months of lockdown, the public healthcare system remains unequipped with the necessary weapons to fight COVID-19.
Jobless figures confirm poor govt response to COVID-19 crisis
June 5, 2020
The country’s record joblessness demands extraordinary measures from the Duterte administration to help tens of millions of families losing incomes. Unfortunately, the response so far has been stingy and the supposed recovery program does not appear to give much more.
Statement on government’s COVID-19 stimulus measures
May 30, 2020
STATEMENT
Fiscal decisions are critical especially in times of crisis – when the need is greatest for the State to commit to its obligation to respect, protect and fulfill the social and economic rights of the people.
IBON Executive Director on the CREATE Bill and FDI
May 28, 2020
GCQ Reality Check
May 27, 2020
BIRD FEED | Rosario Guzman | Struggling with the dilemma for about a month now – caught between the lack of science and intense pressure from big business to continue profit-making – the Duterte government is about to decide to transition the country to a general community quarantine (GCQ).
