Transport Series No. 2: The Anomaly of Modernization

September 25, 2024

This is a part of IBON’s Transport Series which aims to describe the problems in the sector and come up with viable and sustainable solutions. Each part is focused on one aspect of the transport crisis, especially in Metro Manila and its environs where it manifests. Each part does not aim to be exhaustive but […]

Transport Series No. 1: Metro Manila’s Transport Chaos

November 21, 2023

IBON’s Transport Series aims to describe the problems in the sector and come up with viable and sustainable solutions. This part of the series describes the mess, including government’s official transport policies.

Solving the NCR mass transport crisis

October 28, 2019

BY SONNY AFRICA

The mass transport crisis is real. And yes, the mass transport crisis can be solved.

Php18,855 already lost–Jeepney drivers among biggest losers from TRAIN’s oil taxes-IBON

October 31, 2018

Research group IBON said that jeepney drivers and their families have suffered huge income losses from rising pump prices on top of facing rising prices of basic goods and services. The initial and impending fare hikes give immediate relief but only temporarily. Fare hikes only worsen the burden on commuters and the government needs to […]

Reject LRT-1 fare hike and junk PPP deal, IBON urges next admin

May 9, 2016

#BeyondElections2016 | As millions of voters troop to polling precincts to choose the country’s next political leaders, research group IBON Foundation urged whomever the new President will be to reject the fare hike being sought by the private operator of the Light Rail Transit Line 1 (LRT 1). The group added that the new administration […]