Philippine economy
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 […]
Season’s Greetings from the IBON Foundation Family
December 25, 2018
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
High prices still burden poor despite inflation slowdown–IBON
December 5, 2018
On the release of the November 2018 inflation rate, research group IBON said that prices are still high and rising even with the reported slowdown. This remains a burden on poor families trying to live off low and precarious incomes. Substantial and longer-term solutions are still needed, said the group. Headline inflation slowed to 6.0% […]