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IBON on the 37th anniversary of the EDSA uprising

Pebrero 24, 2023

EDSA 1986 was a people’s uprising to oust the dictator Marcos for his immense political and economic sins. The Philippines was made the better and democracy struggles stronger for this.

EDSA@37: Passing the Test, Defending the Lessons

Pebrero 24, 2023

[NETWORKS] This year’s commemoration of the EDSA People Power Revolution is a test of many things, most important of which is how the Filipino people would cherish and defend historical facts and lessons.

MRT LRT fare hikes will fuel already high transport inflation

Pebrero 17, 2023

Passenger transport services inflation, which includes passenger transport by rapid transit and tram, has spiked from 3.4% in June 2022 to 13.9% in January 2023. This will become even higher should the MRT LRT fare hikes be approved.

Rice farmers’ income per hectare declined by 40.3%

Pebrero 14, 2023

Rice liberalization is being hyped for taming rice inflation. But this is doing no favors for producers and consumers alike, especially with the government’s lack of interest in supporting local production in the long run.

PH rice industry under liberalization

Pebrero 14, 2023

Enacted four years ago, the government promised that RA11203 or the Rice Liberalization Law would improve farmers’ productivity and food security. But rice import dependency and trade deficit worsened, while rice self-sufficiency and farm gate prices fell, to the detriment of Filipino farmers.