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Gov’t, not pandemic, caused record deficits and debt – IBON

March 5, 2022

Record debt not due to COVID-19 response

March 5, 2022

Railroading 2022 national budget without ayuda confirms Duterte govt’s apathy

October 2, 2021

Business-as-usual 2022 budget unresponsive to pandemic – IBON

August 26, 2021

2022 budget stalls recovery, worsens inequality

August 23, 2021

June labor force survey confirms economy not recovering despite reopening

August 3, 2021

IBON Praymer: Ang pagwawakas sa rehimeng Duterte

July 17, 2021

Ayuda still needed even with shift to GCQ

May 15, 2021

Features

The first 100 days are arguably the most crucial moment to make a break from the past – not just from the past administration but from poverty, inequality and underdevelopment. The Marcos Jr administration failed to do anything with this moment and, if anything, confirmed that it is unable to even imagine any real fundamental change.

Marcos Jr’s first 100 days: The truth is out

October 8, 2022

Prices keep rising, cash subsidies are limited, and real wages keep falling. The situation will not get better if the government does not acknowledge that the rampant jobs crisis and worsening poverty are huge problems that require big solutions.

The scourge of price hikes

April 16, 2022

FEATURES

Duterte has not taken significant measures that will strengthen the public health system and make health services accessible and equitable to the Filipino people.

Chronically ailing PH public health system under Duterte

April 7, 2022

We will likely hear claims of strong economic performance, early recovery, and returning to a path of rapid and inclusive growth. But labor force and poverty figures for 2021 already show how any claims like that will just be bluster or, worse, blind to the daily experience of millions of Filipinos.

Scar-crossed Labors

January 17, 2022

For the economic managers, managing the economy is really about making big business prosper most of all. It’s unfortunately not about doing everything to improve people’s lives or alleviate their distress.

Yearender: Unrepentant economics in 2021

December 31, 2021

The Philippines is one of two remaining countries in the world that have not reopened schools and conducted in-person classes. This is quite telling not only of the Duterte government’s poor pandemic response but also of the pre-existing problems of the Philippine education system. This is aggravated by the administration’s budget mispriorities, where it allocates more for infrastructure projects than education.

The neglect of PH education: Where do we go from here?

October 5, 2021

Infographics

Global COVID-19 Vaccine Inequality

No more COVID-19 ayuda, stingy increases in social assistance

Jobs crisis rages, ayuda diminishes

The Family Living Wage (as of July 2021)