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PH ‘stimulus’ smallest in region

July 29, 2020

IBON opens to gov’t inspection days before anti-terrorism law effectivity

July 15, 2020

Gov’t creating pretext to use Anti-Terrorism Law against IBON?

July 11, 2020

Higher inflation for poorest Filipinos underscores urgent need for continued cash subsidies

July 8, 2020

Gov’t should check SAP’s gross failure as COVID cases rise – IBON

June 30, 2020

Open-air jeepneys safer against COVID-19 than enclosed modernized counterparts

June 21, 2020

Govt jeepney ban has already cost drivers Php78,000

June 19, 2020

Duterte administration’s recovery plans help the rich more than the poor

June 5, 2020

Features

FEATURES

It has been over 130 days since the start of COVID-19 lockdowns, yet government help for families most affected by the crisis remains snail-paced, measly, and even much less than promised.

SAP exaggerated, millions left behind

July 28, 2020

FEATURES

The entire Philippine economy will suffer if Filipinos are not protected from this disease. The government cannot afford another lockdown since it will not only endanger the economy but will also bring intense hunger and more hardship. It must act now and prevent the health system from collapsing and the Filipino people from succumbing to both the pandemic and to poverty.

Beyond capacity and overwhelming incompetence

July 19, 2020

FEATURES

The Duterte government insists that it is successfully responding to the COVID-19 pandemic. The reality is a little bit different – it hasn’t done enough, and is planning to do even less.

The unbelievable indifference of the Duterte administration

July 16, 2020

FEATURES

The government is still hell-bent on pursuing a grand infrastructure program amid the pandemic and despite its actually bleak accomplishments so far. The government says it will revise its list of infrastructure projects to adapt to COVID-19. But does it really have the will to shift the focus of its infrastructure program, or even the capacity to fully implement this?

On the BBB fix: Why do you build me up?

July 11, 2020

POLICY NOTE

The EFD shares in the objective of ensuring the right and access to education of Filipino learners, and believes that learning should continue despite the pandemic. But we cannot support any rushed implementation without ensuring the maximum support to the three most important stakeholders – teachers, learners and parents.

Extend Preparation through a 6-month Bridge Period, and Postpone School Opening to January 2021

July 7, 2020

In the absence of a mass testing program, Balik Probinsya and Hatid Probinsya are turning out to be additional sources of COVID-19 transmission in some provinces. It is a disaster slowly unfolding especially with the healthcare capacity in rural areas much lower than in the NCR.

Hatid Probinsya and Balik Probinsya, more harm than good?

June 29, 2020

Bird Feed

Sonny Africa

SONA 2020: “Boracay is doing well because of its scenery”

Rosario Guzman
Rosario Guzman

Talking ‘bout a (bike) revolution

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Sok

Araw-Lilim

Maricar R. Piedad
Maricar R. Piedad

COVID-19: How prepared are we now?

Rosario Guzman
Rosario Guzman

GCQ Reality Check

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Infographics

Duterte’s Borrowing Binge as of May 2020

Duterte’s Pandemic Borrowing

Millions left behind during lockdown

Low goals, slower delivery