“It’s not just because of the Duterte administration, it’s because of decades of accumulating policies which started during the Marcos dictatorship.”
Marcos Jr. urged to recognize inflation, present structural economic solutions
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Interview with Sonny Africa on IBON’s analysis on the PH economic crisis
The stinginess of the Philippine government’s COVID-19 response only reflects how thoroughly the state has internalized its role as prioritizing the interests of capital over the working classes. It is not spending what needs to be spent on COVID-19 containment, health measures, assistance to distressed families and small enterprises, and others.
Wealth tax on billionaires can boost economic, medical response – IBON
“Substantial revenues can be raised by taxing the country’s super-rich who can well afford to contribute much more to COVID-19 response and other needs. This is aside from how the administration can realign funds from bloated infrastructure, military and police, and debt servicing items in the proposed 2022 budget.”
Majority of COVID-19 loans not used for pandemic response
Aside from the fact that the biggest chunk was not used specifically for the COVID-19 response, it is the taxpayers who will suffer the most in paying off these debts.
‘Not K+12 but nat’l industrialization to solve joblessness’ – KMU
“The Aquino government wants to make the production of cheap labor even more systematic with the K+12.”
A view of the presidency as an institution
CenPEG noted that President Aquino’s biggest backers saw their wealth increase three to four times as large as when his presidency started.
Epira, the culprit behind high power rates
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Failed promises of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001.
Sidebar: Power firms, creditors assured of billions, while consumers burdened with Napocor debt
Research Group IBON rated SONA 2010 promises vs performance
By bulatlat.com The public deserves better than a selective presentation of facts and figures in the president’s first year, and is hoping to be given a whole picture of the state of the nation. This is the challenge for President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino issued today by non-government research group IBON. “Pres. Benigno Aquino III’s first…
Aquino’s development plan, mere rehash of Arroyo’s policies
By ANNE MARXZE D. UMIL
Using Einstein’s definition of insanity, Ibon’s Jose Enrique Africa said that with the Philippine Development Plan of President Benigno Aquino III, the government is doing the same things all over again and expecting different results.
Bloated by Patronage Funds, Proposed 2011 Budget Prone to Corruption
Media Release There is a marked increase in the 2011 national government (NG) budget submitted to Congress, making the proposed budget alarmingly patronage-rich, says research group IBON. The Priority Development Assistance Fund (PDAF) in the proposed 2011 budget has increased by Php13.9 billion or 128.5% from Php10.9 billion in 2010 to Php24.8 billion. According to…
The Ills of Privatized Elections
By IBON FOUNDATION
‘Election privatization’ is a phenomenon that is feared even in the most advanced countries as undermining an important democratic exercise such as the national elections.