Programs and policies

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 […]

Uphold People’s Rights and Welfare

Hulyo 26, 2019

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Research group: Davao businessmen may be benefiting from Duterte admin’s infra program

Hulyo 26, 2019

Amid government hype of its Build, Build, Build program, research group IBON noted that there has been a conspicuous increase in public infrastructure spending in the Davao region that seems to have favored Davao-based businessmen. The group observed that close allies of the president have benefited from the government spending surge by clinching a number […]