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Sr. Aquila A. Sy, PBVM: Educator for the People

August 25, 2024

IBON Foundation statement for meeting with UN Special Rapporteur on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Climate Change, Mr. Ian Fry

November 7, 2023

IBON joins groups to forward fighting demands to new admin

July 16, 2022

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

Features

The current era remains fundamentally neoliberal in essence, agenda and practice – state power over the economy is still systematically wielded for the benefit of a few. In particular, the so-called market reforms that have made capitalist elites so prosperous remain in place.

The Long Game of Development

December 8, 2024

The most fundamental cause of poverty is in how the overwhelming majority of Filipinos only have low value-added and low productivity work. This is not for lack of individual effort or capacity but because of the structure of the economy distorted by neoliberal policies.

Invisible poverty, trivial solutions

August 22, 2022

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

Bird Feed

Maricar Piedad

Hear the cry of our mothers

Xandra Liza C. Bisenio

The pathetic Php64 food threshold

Ninia Dela Cruz

Sisenta y kwatro

Jae Marañon

Odd jobs: Spiraling through another day

Xandra Liza C. Bisenio

Lumad, Laban. Lumad, Laya.

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Php663 wage hike needed to reach Php1,207 average family living wage

The People Economics Litmus Test: Economic Platforms For Whom?

Record trade deficit under Duterte

Update on the PH rice industry