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[ October 17, 2018 ] ‘PH gov’t election to UN rights body does not absolve Duterte of accountability for rights abuses’ DavaoToday.com
[ October 17, 2018 ] Inquest proceeding of Adel Silva and company kodao.org
[ October 17, 2018 ] Neri to Imee: Let’s debate at Plaza Miranda kodao.org
[ October 17, 2018 ] The NCR Minimum Wage vs The Family Living Wage (September 2018) Economy
[ October 17, 2018 ] Arrest of peace consultant, rights advocates violates peace agreements – Karapatan Human Rights

October 20, 2018

January inflation partially due to TRAIN—IBON

March 2, 2018

No cash transfers to cover January inflation, with prices going even higher in the months and years to come The Department of Finance (DOF) said that January inflation was not caused by the Tax Reform [...]

Gov’t must ensure efficient and accessible transport for all–IBON

March 1, 2018

Policy study baring unsound transport policies released Research group IBON said that the Philippine government’s policies have increasingly opened the transport sector to profit-oriented control, thereby privatizing the transport system and undermining public usage of [...]

Slow TRAIN cash transfers highlight govt’s insensitivity–IBON

March 1, 2018

The poor will get relief about three months into suffering TRAIN-induced price increases with millions of others only getting it much later Research group IBON said that the slow implementation of the Duterte administration’s social [...]

Double taxes on oil show govt’s lack of concern for poor – IBON

March 1, 2018

Slapping additional taxes on oil products makes the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law anti-poor, research group IBON said. Contrary to the argument that the new law is ‘fair’, the group said that [...]

The Shoot-in-the-Vagina Order is a Macho-fascist Lecherous Inanity Without Balls – NUPL Women Lawyers

February 13, 2018

Women members of the National Union of Peoples’ Lawyers (NUPL), joined by their male colleagues, called the latest tirade of President Duterte addressing his soldiers to shoot female NPA rebels in their vaginas as a “vicious, violent and vile attack against all Filipino women by a macho-fascist President who has no balls to address the root causes of poverty and the fundamental problems of the country.” […]

Decade of 7% PH Growth: It’s Just A Fantasy

October 18, 2018

By Sonny Africa In a speech before leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Bali, Indonesia, Pres. Rodrigo Duterte said that the country is on an “upward trajectory of growth”. He was […]

The NCR Minimum Wage vs The Family Living Wage (September 2018)

October 17, 2018

PH Economy Duterteriorating | Crisis in Agriculture

October 16, 2018

#WorldHungerDay #UpholdPeopleEconomics Agricultural growth today falls far behind estimated population growth of 1.6% in 2018 and is well below the 7-decade historical average of 3.0% since 1948. The agricultural slowdown is also reflected in massive […]

Bolder measures beyond suspension of fuel excise needed—IBON

October 16, 2018

The Duterte administration’s announcement that it will suspend the next round of fuel excise taxes will not lower current high prices and at best only lessens TRAIN’s inflationary impact next year, research group IBON said. […]

IBON — Php238 NCR wage hike doable without worsening inflation

October 11, 2018

As the Metro Manila regional wage board deliberates a minimum wage hike for later this month, research group IBON said that a much-needed Php238 minimum wage increase is possible and need not be inflationary. Millions […]

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January inflation partially due to TRAIN—IBON

Gov’t must ensure efficient and accessible transport for all–IBON

Slow TRAIN cash transfers highlight govt’s insensitivity–IBON

Double taxes on oil show govt’s lack of concern for poor – IBON

The Shoot-in-the-Vagina Order is a Macho-fascist Lecherous Inanity Without Balls – NUPL Women Lawyers

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Decade of 7% PH Growth: It’s Just A Fantasy

The NCR Minimum Wage vs The Family Living Wage (September 2018)

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Bolder measures beyond suspension of fuel excise needed—IBON

IBON — Php238 NCR wage hike doable without worsening inflation

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