IBON Foundation
PH economy was already slowing – COVID-19 just made it worse
Mayo 7, 2020
NEWS
The Philippine economy was already weak coming into the COVID-19 crisis. Growth will remain slow if the government does not acknowledge pre-existing weaknesses that the pandemic merely intensified.
IBON decries shutdown of ABS-CBN
Mayo 6, 2020
STATEMENT | The pandemic is a real problem, but so is the Duterte administration’s using this for its own authoritarian ends.
After 7 weeks of lockdown: Meager cash aid puts HHs below official poverty line
Mayo 5, 2020
NEWS
97% of 11.4 million served beneficiaries are barely surviving the lockdown with cash aid that is way below the official poverty line.
Oil tax hike insensitive and will make poor Filipinos suffer more
Mayo 5, 2020
NEWS
Raising taxes on imported oil products will push prices up and burden many poor households already struggling with jobs and income losses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
POGOs not an essential sector, only 0.23% of gov’t annual tax revenues
Mayo 4, 2020
NEWS
Philippine Offshore Gaming Operations (POGOs) generate minimal income and employment for the country, contrary to government’s claim that it is an essential sector and should be partially reopened.
Assist displaced workers and help them recover
Mayo 1, 2020
Millions left behind during lockdown
Mayo 1, 2020
The Duterte administration’s poor emergency relief leaves 7.7 million working people and their families behind during the worst mass unemployment in decades.
