Duterte administration
Duterte gov’t to blame for worst economic collapse in PH history
August 6, 2020
STATEMENT
The Duterte administration is to blame for the worst economic collapse in the country’s recorded history. Growth rate falling to -16.5% in the second quarter from 5.4% in the same period last year is an unprecedented 21.9 percentage point drop.
IBON Executive Director on president’s address to the nation
August 5, 2020
PH ‘stimulus’ smallest in region
July 29, 2020
NEWS
Philippine spending in response to the COVID-19 pandemic is among the smallest in the region. The narrow-minded obsession with ‘creditworthiness’ stops the government from taking the urgent steps needed to restore livelihoods and save the economy.
SAP exaggerated, millions left behind
July 28, 2020
FEATURES
It has been over 130 days since the start of COVID-19 lockdowns, yet government help for families most affected by the crisis remains snail-paced, measly, and even much less than promised.
SAP’s Broken Promise
July 28, 2020
SONA 2020: “Boracay is doing well because of its scenery”
July 28, 2020
BIRD FEED
The president is at the commanding heights of policymaking in the country. If this last SONA showed anything, it’s the lack of leadership over pandemic response at the very top — Pres. Duterte doesn’t seem to appreciate the worst public health crisis and economic decline in the country’s history.
IBON Executive Director on SONA 2020
July 26, 2020
