IBON Foundation
The cost of PUV Modernization
Abril 30, 2024
What is the cost of PUV modernization? Lower incomes, debt, and even lost livelihoods for small drivers and operators. Looming fare hikes and an even more chaotic and unreliable mass transport system for commuters.
Biggest Balikatan under Marcos Jr government: Most troops, most countries
Abril 24, 2024
The Balikatan military exercises with the United States (US) under the Marcos Jr administration are the biggest ever with the number of US troops growing from a few hundred in the 1990s to as much as 12,000 last year. The growing show of US military force is the US signalling its readiness to go to […]
PH biggest recipient of US aid in Southeast Asia
Abril 18, 2024
The Philippines is the biggest recipient of US aid in Southeast Asia. This isn’t really help for Filipinos but the US ensuring the Philippines plays its critical role in upholding US superpower military and economic dominance in the region.
Modernong Jeep: Saan na pupulutin ang komyuter?
Abril 15, 2024
PRAYMER
Kasinghalaga pero hindi masyado tinatalakay ng pamahalaan ang kahihinatnan ng mga komyuter. Pagsapit ng Mayo, paano na lang ang karaniwang komyuter na ngayon pa nga lang ay hirap na sa pagbyahe dahil sa masahol na sistema ng pampublikong transportasyon sa Pilipinas?
Lack of gainful employment belies govt claims of improving jobs market — IBON
Abril 13, 2024
The Marcos Jr administration keeps touting that the labor market is improving. But there is a serious disconnect between this government hype and the actual reality of millions of Filipinos.
NCR Family Living Wage as of March 2024
Abril 9, 2024
The low wages and incomes of many Filipinos aren’t enough to keep up with the rising costs of basic goods and services.
