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Expansionary fiscal stance more urgent than ever

January 28, 2021

Crisis upon crisis: 2021 Yearstarter Birdtalk highlights

January 23, 2021

Real Duterte Legacy: Agri crisis belies admin claims of econ success

January 23, 2020

IBON update on CHR, barangay officials’ inspection of premises

November 10, 2019

PH economy headed towards 3rd year of slow growth — IBON

November 8, 2019

IBON warns of possible PNP harassment

November 7, 2019

Agri sector slumps due to continuous government neglect

October 16, 2019

IBON launches alternative to failed govt econ agenda

October 10, 2019

Features

This is a crucial time to rethink our entire strategy for reaping the demographic dividend. While things are bleak from where things stand at present, the experience of our neighbors tells us that a demographic dividend is possible given the right set of policy choices.

To reap what was not sown?

April 4, 2021

The worst economic collapse in Philippine history and in Southeast Asia is mainly due to the government’s stumbling pandemic response and lackluster economic measures in 2020. If, again, there is more bluster than action in 2021 then real recovery will be much farther away than it should be.

2020 Yearender: Economic lessons from Jose Rizal

December 30, 2020

Features/ Commentary | On a historical scale, there’s no doubt that the world is changing for the better. There’s too much creativity, energy and bravery committed to that for it to be otherwise.

Winds of democracy in the Philippines

November 30, 2020

COMMENTARY

In this kind of situation, you don’t obsess about fuel-efficient driving or not red-lining the tachometer or limiting the car’s mileage – you step on the gas. Glorifying ‘financial strength’ is stepping on the brakes.

Financial strength, development weakness

May 14, 2020

FEATURES

The Philippines has to improve the current state of infrastructure especially in the context of COVID-19: one that supports a strong public health system and the stable production of the nation’s needs in order to withstand and battle a pandemic.

The fate of BBB in the time of COVID-19

May 7, 2020

POLICY NOTE

The coronavirus pandemic and the expansive efforts to address it are new and unprecedented. But they also exposed many old problems that have always been there.

Dealing with COVID-19: Just reboot the economy?

March 30, 2020

Bird Feed

Rosario Guzman

Inequality in a time of pandemic: perspectives and proposals from the global South

Xandra Liza C. Bisenio

Charter change compromises Philippine economy

Xandra Liza C. Bisenio

Gaining ground vs disaster vulnerability

Gie Flores

Where do we go from here?

Jose Lorenzo Lim

Surviving surgery in the middle of COVID-19

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Record trade deficit under Duterte

Update on the PH rice industry

Chronically low budget for agriculture agrarian reform, Lowest since the Ramos administration

The 2020 Budget: Infrastructure, Populist Measures, and War