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(Eagle News) – The Armed Forces of the Philippines is set to present to the European Union the boxes of evidence and documents that will allegedly link several militant groups like Karapatan and Ibon Foundation to the Philippine communist movement, and its armed group, the New People’s Army. This is to convince the EU to stop giving funds to these organizations, according to the Deputy chief of staff for civil military operations, J7, BGen. […]
(Eagle News) — Malacañang on Thursday said both the rich and poor would benefit from the newly-enacted Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) Act, contrary to the claims of some critics. Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque said in a press conference in Davao that the proceeds of TRAIN would fund the government’s massive Build, Build, Build programs. Roque said that under the program, the country would have better infrastructure, which translates to a more efficient delivery […]
QUEZON City, Philippines – Research group Ibon Foundation protested the proposed tax reform program of the Department of Finance (DOF), saying that it overburdens the poor. The group emphasized that only the rich will benefit from the proposed tax reform because the Department of Finance plans to offset the taxes of the rich minority and pass them to the majority of poor Filipinos. https://youtu.be/wctp42BBpTU
MANILA,Philippines – According to the Ibon Foundation, the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit is not the answer to the economic development of the Philippines, adding that the terms of the commitment made by the 21 countries like corporate control on intellectual property rights, international dispute settlement mechanisms as well as the free trade agreement will have negative impacts in our economy, especially when it comes to labor and employment. (Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul […]
MANILA, Philippines (Eagle News) – According to the latest surveys conducted by the Ibon Foundation, Vice President Jejomar Binay and Senator Grace Poe are neck-to-neck as top presidential candidates for 2016. (Eagle News Service Jay Paul Carlos, Dexter Magno, Vince Alvin Villarin)
