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Updated PH National Electoral Landscape in 2022

Disyembre 16, 2021

The electoral landscape keeps changing as politicians file, withdraw, and substitute in their certificates of candidacy to suit their horse-trading and bargaining. This is how it looks today but who knows what the quest for power will make it tomorrow.

Billionaire and millionaire 18th Congress

Disyembre 9, 2021

How much will the 2022 elections change how 99% of the Senate and House of Representatives comes from the wealthiest 2% of the population?

Challenge for the new administration: Fixing the Philippine Economy

Nobyembre 24, 2021

An occasional discussion paper on various socio-economic policies

IBON Executive Director on the People’s Green New Deal resolution (HR 2362) filed by the Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives

Nobyembre 17, 2021

IBON Executive Director on the People’s New Green Deal resolution (HR 2362)
filed by the Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives

Slackening growth

Nobyembre 11, 2021

Slowing growth is a sign of a floundering economy

Jobless, sluggish growth persists contrary to gov’t hype — IBON

Nobyembre 10, 2021

Economic managers shouldn’t celebrate too soon over seemingly positive third quarter growth as more and more Filipinos lose jobs and increasingly make do with informal work. Economic growth is also still slowing with many sectors years from recovery.

Duterte government’s green smokescreen

Nobyembre 7, 2021

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At the COP 26, the Duterte administration pledges to cut local carbon emissions and transition to a low-carbon and climate-resilient society according to its Sustainable Finance Roadmap and its Guiding Principles. Yet its mining and energy policies go in the opposite direction and ruin the environment.