Features
US credit troubles: problems for the Philippine economy
Hulyo 1, 2011
COMMENTARY | By Sonny Africa | A worsening of the US economic situation will quickly impact on the Philippines in terms of weaker remittances, lower exports, and more problematic investments IBON Features — The recent United States (US) credit rating downgrade is just the latest sign that the global crisis which erupted in 2008 has […]
The Philippine economy: After the first year of the Aquino administration
Hunyo 29, 2011
The administration… is most of all about aggressively pushing corporate interests, especially by big foreign investors, over the economy’s or the people’s development needs. “From a President who tolerates corruption to a President who is the nation’s first and most determined fighter of corruption; From a government that merely conjures economic growth statistics that our […]
Foreign land deals: global land grabbing?
Hunyo 16, 2011
These land deals are unconstitutional and have long-term severe implications to the host country’s food security, land ownership and national sovereignty. IBON Features– There is a rising trend in the number of what are called foreign land deals in many countries across the globe, covering up to million hectares of land. The scale and rate […]
Ten years of EPIRA: a decade of increasing private power monopoly
Hunyo 10, 2011
Ten years after, all the EPIRA has done is usher in the monopolization into private hands of the power industry where giant corporate energy players have been making significant profits at the expense of the public and national development (Part Two of a two-part series on EPIRA’s 10 years) Part One: EPIRA: failed promise of […]
EPIRA: Failed promise of affordable electricity
Hunyo 8, 2011
Today marks the 10th year of the EPIRA, the law that was built on the premise that privatizing the power sector and giving play to `free market’ forces would compel firms to compete in terms of lower electricity prices. (Part One of a two-part series on EPIRA’s 10 years) (Part Two: A decade of EPIRA: […]
NFA reorganization a bane to food security
Mayo 25, 2011
IBON FEATURES | For a country with rice as staple, the government’s neglect towards the current dismal state of Philippine agriculture and food producers is put on the spotlight, while the goals of “rice self-sufficiency” and food secu IBON Features– As Congress deliberates pending bills on the National Food Authority (NFA), farmers and consumers groups […]
EDSA and the Economy: 25 years after
Pebrero 24, 2011
By Sonny Africa | The 1986 People Power uprising created a moment of national unity and international credibility that could have been the starting point of real economic progress. IBON Features — The anniversary of the first People Power is a time to reflect on how the nation is 25 years later. The 1986 People […]
PPP: More public debt, less gov’t responsibility
Nobyembre 11, 2010
Aside from further bloating the debt burden, Aquino’s PPP thrust will also facilitate increased corporate takeover of government roles at the expense of public interest IBON Features — On November 17-19, Malacañang will host a major event called “Infrastructure Philippines 2010” or what is referred to in the media as the public-private partnership (PPP) summit. […]
First 100 days: Few signs of real reform
Oktubre 8, 2010
IBON FEATURES | The first 100 days of any administration comprise the moment of transition from the old government, and the new administration is at the height of its optimism, trust and popularity The first 100 days of any administration are unique – this is the moment of transition from the old government, and the […]
