Philippine economy
What is Birdtalk?
January 9, 2019
The 2018 IBON Yearend Birdtalk will be held on January 17, 2019, 1PM at the UP Diliman College of Education. Various sectors, including government office representatives, the religious, educators and students, entrepreneurs, and NGOs/ CSOs/ /POs are invited. There will be a Php200 fee for registration. For journalists, there will be a press conference earlier […]
The Jobs Crisis Is Real – But Disguised
January 8, 2019
Hinggil sa paglobo ng pambansang utang sa Php7.3T
January 8, 2019
Real regulation and agri dev’t needed to solve rice woes — IBON
January 7, 2019
Research group IBON said that to truly resolve high rice prices and production concerns, the government should develop domestic rice production and ensure strict monitoring and regulation. With Pres. Duterte poised to sign the Rice Tariffication Bill into law, the group said that the measure is not the solution and only covers up government’s long-time […]
Job Generation Improving? Not Quite
January 7, 2019
2018 inflation highest in 10 years amid slowing growth — IBON
January 4, 2019
Inflation for 2018 is more than double the Duterte administration’s original inflation target for the year and the highest in a decade, research group IBON said. Along with slowing economic growth, this further points to the failure of government’s economic managers to rein in consumer prices and of its neoliberal policies, such as the Tax […]
Real score on jobs undermined
January 4, 2019
2018 Yearender: Are You High? The Economy Isn’t
December 31, 2018
by Sonny Africa Executive Director, IBON Foundation The Duterte administration’s economic managers made some odd statements as the year wound up. Economic planning secretary Ernesto Pernia said “the Philippine economy became stronger and even more resilient than ever”. Finance secretary Carlos Dominguez III insisted on “the soundness of the Duterte administration’s economic development strategy”. Bangko […]
5 Things to Leave Behind in 2018
December 31, 2018