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A look at the proposed 2023 environment budget

Nobyembre 8, 2022

As COP27 takes place in Egypt, IBON observes the proposed 2023 environment budget which will play a role in the country’s climate change adaptation and mitigation.

Soaring inflation can be tempered—IBON

Nobyembre 4, 2022

The people may find little relief and may be worse off should the Marcos Jr administration stick to its weak response of hiking interest rates and limiting subsidies to address high inflation.

It’s an emergency: Help millions of Filipinos in crisis now

Nobyembre 2, 2022

The government’s spending priorities need to be fixed. Social protection needs to be expanded to help families and sectors in need. It is also never too early to start taking steps to develop the national economy and make Filipinos less vulnerable to external economic shocks.

Jobs created since pandemic mostly part-time, informal

Oktubre 19, 2022

Rampant job informality means many Filipinos have a hard time making ends meet as inflation keeps worsening.