5 Things to Leave Behind in 2018

December 31, 2018

New Year blues: Inflation-driven water rate hikes to hound consumers

December 29, 2018

Water firms are not yet finished with squeezing higher water rates out of consumers. Advocacy group Water for the People Network (WPN) said that the most recent approval of water rate hikes for implementation this New Year shows that government prioritizes water firms’ profits over minimizing the impact of high inflation on water consumers, particularly […]

Duterte’s tax reform program: Economic injustice

December 19, 2018

Repeal TRAIN to moderate impact of fuel prices

December 13, 2018

Read more: Despite rollbacks, TRAIN makes fuel more expensive–IBON

Next fuel excise tax tranche will sustain high prices

December 13, 2018

Read more: Despite rollbacks, TRAIN makes fuel more expensive–IBON

Fuel prices would be even lower if not for TRAIN

December 13, 2018

Read more: Despite rollbacks, TRAIN makes fuel more expensive–IBON

Duterte admin tramples on right to work

December 10, 2018

Neoliberal policies undermine economic, social, and cultural rights

December 10, 2018

TRAIN still inflationary with lifting of fuel excise suspension

November 30, 2018

Research group IBON said that government’s continued implementation of the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) means that TRAIN’s taxes will keep raising prices next year and make inflation higher than it should be. The group said that lifting the fuel excise tax suspension shows the Duterte administration’s insincerity and insensitivity in addressing the […]