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Extensive US overseas military bases for domination not defense – IBON
May 27, 2024
The US harps about China and Russia military aggression but its vast network of overseas military bases worldwide which the US has used to launch the most offensive military operations of any country since World War II shows that its aggression is much worse.
Overseas military footprint of US, Russia, and China
May 27, 2024
The United States’ (US) keeps a vast network of overseas military bases for its aggressive strategy of global dominance and hegemony, far exceeding any reasonable defense needs. Its 742 foreign bases and facilities spread around the world starkly contrasts with only 52 Russian bases and 29 Chinese bases concentrated in just a few areas. The […]
US drawing in more countries for its militarist agenda in Southeast Asia
May 26, 2024
The US’ military encirclement is one of its most heavy-handed ways to contain China’s expanding influence and to maintain its imperialist hegemony. The US is involving more and more countries to control more foreign armed forces, legitimize its military presence, and promote US arms sales. The militarism is portrayed as promoting stability and security but […]
IBON says of wage hike: “Ang bara ay ang di pag-suporta ng pangulo”
May 9, 2024
The proposed wage bills in Congress to various degrees bring wages closer to the family living wage, which corrects years of meager wage increases that have lagged behind profits, productivity and inflation.
Hunger rise, extensive poverty debunks jobs improvement hype — IBON
May 8, 2024
Government’s constant hype of “labor market improvement” is not being felt by many Filipinos struggling with poor quality jobs and, as a result, are falling into worsening hunger and widespread poverty.
Cha-cha in Education: An Unnecessary and Distracting Move
May 7, 2024
The education sector in the Philippines will be opened for foreign participation and investment, whether through ownership or other forms of partnership, if lawmakers have their way.
50-50 split between profits and workers’ wages more than fair — IBON
May 1, 2024
Raising the minimum wage to a living wage corrects decades of injustice where workers create huge profits for employers but receive meager wages.
Biggest Balikatan under Marcos Jr government: Most troops, most countries
April 24, 2024
The Balikatan military exercises with the United States (US) under the Marcos Jr administration are the biggest ever with the number of US troops growing from a few hundred in the 1990s to as much as 12,000 last year. The growing show of US military force is the US signalling its readiness to go to […]
