IBON Foundation
Return water services to public control
Marso 31, 2019
Metro Manila has third most expensive water in region
Marso 31, 2019
China ‘aid’ spikes under Duterte (updated)
Marso 28, 2019
On the Duterte government designing loans to favor China
Marso 27, 2019
Gov’t designed Kaliwa loan to favor China—IBON
Marso 26, 2019
The Kaliwa Dam loan agreement is designed to unduly favor Chinese interests over that of the Philippines. IBON Foundation raised this concern in the wake of the release, upon public pressure, of this and other loan agreements. Metro Manila private water concessionaire Manila Water Company, Inc. and the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage Systems (MWSS) have […]
Gone, water gone!
Marso 23, 2019
Govt should be transparent, release 9 signed foreign loan agreements — IBON
Marso 16, 2019
Research group IBON said the Duterte administration should immediately release to the public all nine foreign loan agreements it has already signed for infrastructure projects, especially for the upcoming Kaliwa Dam project with China. The group raised concerns of government’s transparency since it has denied IBON’s previous requests for copies of the loan agreements. The […]
Employers’ resistance to expanded maternity leave hinders progress for women in the workplace
Marso 6, 2019
Research group IBON said that employers’ opposition to the new Expanded Maternity Leave (EML) Law only protects their profits at the expense of women. The EML is an important step to reducing barriers to women’s participation in the workforce and to improving their welfare in the workplace. It is also partial relief amid flexible hiring […]
