marcos jr administration
DOTr doesn’t want to admit that jeepney fare hikes are coming
January 7, 2024
COMMENTARY
There is much to improve in making public mass transport safer, cleaner and more convenient but ‘modernization’ by making transport profitable for private capital is the wrong direction.
Inflation slower but not for the poor – IBON
January 5, 2024
Though overall December 2023 inflation slowed, this was not the case for the bottom 30% income households. This shows the current administration’s anti-inflation measures focused on import liberalization did little to protect poor Filipinos burdened more with high prices.
Lower agri tariffs a lazy and counterproductive response to El Niño — IBON
December 27, 2023
EO 50 is counterproductive because the over-reliance on cheap imports even before El Niño occurs disincentivizes domestic producers and undermines domestic agricultural production.
Poverty isn’t really falling, govt can do more
December 23, 2023
Poverty only seems lower because it’s compared to when the economy was locked down. Compared to the first semester of 2018, poverty is actually growing and shows that government needs to do more.
IBON Executive Director on 2023 first sem poverty stats
December 22, 2023
IBON: Forced franchise consolidation will distress thousands of drivers and strand millions of commuters
December 13, 2023
Marcos Jr administration’s refusal to extend the franchise consolidation deadline reveals how callous it is to ordinary Filipinos – the livelihoods of tens of thousands of public utility vehicle (PUV) drivers and operators will be disrupted and millions of people will have an even harder time commuting.
Laban ng tsuper, komyuter at bayan sa huling buwan ng taon
December 12, 2023
Kahit sabihing layunin ng PUV Modernization Program na paunlarin ang sistema ng pampublikong transportasyon sa Pilipinas, tila hindi nagtutugma ang mga ‘solusyon’ ng gobyerno na nakasaad dito, bagkus ay nagdadala ito ng marami pang problema at maaring maging sanhi ng mas matindi pang krisis sa bansa.
