Tag: Duterte administration
Why Negros?
Agosto 21, 2019
BY ROSARIO GUZMAN
All over the Philippines, 207 peasants have already been killed as of March 31 since the start of the Duterte administration – 50 of the killings occurred in Negros. Three of the 15 peasant massacres nationwide happened in the island, claiming 29 out of 31 precious farmers’ lives.
Scrap provincial bus ban, find pro-people solution to traffic–IBON
Agosto 13, 2019
Government should find another way of decongesting Metro Manila’s major thoroughfare instead of aggravating the inconveniences of hundreds of thousands of provincial bus commuters, research group IBON said. Commuters’ welfare should be the primary consideration of the Duterte administration in addressing transport woes, said the group, but its approach should be comprehensive and regulation should cover private […]
Protect the environment
Agosto 3, 2019
The programs and policies the Duterte administration is hyping do not seem to be delivering the promised economic development and improvement of the Filipino people’s situation. People Economics will improve things. Protect the Environment! #MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics
On the COA audit report regarding 4Ps payments and funds
Agosto 1, 2019
#MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics
President’s SONA in denial of slowing growth and fundamental econ crisis
Hulyo 29, 2019
In his fourth SONA, President Duterte did not admit that the economy is on a slowdown and that the country’s production sectors are deteriorating. Instead, the President harped on deceptive, business-biased policy proposals that at the very least do not address the basic problems of the economy.
It is offending China, not war, that Pres. Duterte is avoiding – IBON
Hulyo 27, 2019
Research group IBON said that Pres. Duterte’s stance on the West Philippine Sea (WPS) issue, as expressed in his fourth State of the Nation Address (SONA), is not about avoiding war with China, but is about avoiding offending the Chinese government and losing all its promised funds. Last July 22, Pres. Duterte highlighted the possibility […]
