Read: ibon.org/marcos-jrs-rice-pop… Increasing tariffs or restricting imports may seem to offer some relief to local producers, but this is hollow without a sustained serious commitment to rebuilding the country’s agricultural base. #DevelopTheCountryside #PeopleEconomics

Read: ibon.org/half-million-drop-i… Focusing on the employability of job seekers is a superficial response, and the simplistic approach of attracting foreign investments will not be enough. #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFilipino #PeopleEconomics

Read: ibon.org/ibon-hits-limited-b… The BBM Na! program smacks of insincerity. Rations rice to poor households, scrimps on funding, and leaves out millions who also struggle to afford food.  Far from the sweeping effort needed to make Php20 rice a reality, just a public relations gimmick dressed up as policy. #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFilipino #PresyoIbaba #UpholdPeoplesRightsAndWelfare #PeopleEconomics

Web: ibon.org/how-do-the-senatori… All senatorial aspirants say jobs should be prioritized, but who among them vie for decent, sustainable jobs based on a robust, domestic economy? #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFilipino #UpholdPeoplesRights #PeopleEconomics

The president is claiming to do something for hungry Filipinos that he promised long ago but hasn’t really done anything about since he took office. #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFilipino #FundDevelopment #UpholePeoplesRights #PeopleEconomics ibon.org/php20-rice-unli-lie…

IBON Executive Director regarding US imposing 17% tariff on PH exports ibon.org/ibon-executive-dire… #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFilipinoIndustries #StriveForAnIndependentEconomy #PeopleEconomics

Filipino farmers are among the poorest of sectors. Landlessness persists despite decades of past and present governments' hyped land reform programs. #DayOfTheLandless #LandToTheTiller #FoodForAll #DevelopTheCountryside #PeopleEconomics

Napagtanto ko bigla at hindi maiwasang maihalintulad ang mga magsasaka ng Paradise III sa mga nagkalat na ladrilyo sa lugar. #MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics #DevelopTheCountryside ibon.org/ladrilyo/

WEAK LEADERSHIP A few days into his term, Marcos Jr appointed himself as agriculture secretary supposedly to address problems confronted by the sector - but it has only been worse off since. #PeopleEconomics #DevelopTheCountryside ibon.org/pbbm-agri-dept/

IBON Research Head on new admin's plans for the agriculture sector #SONA2022 #DeveloptheCountryside #PeopleEconomics

The incident in Hacienda Tinang has shattered the illusion of peaceful transition from Duterte to Marcos Jr. #DeveloptheCountryside #PeopleEconomics ibon.org/tales-of-tinang-and…

On the day of the landless: government neglect of Philippine agriculture #MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics #DevelopTheCountryside

The economic managers hype the Philippines as having the fastest growth in the region, but hide its having the highest unemployment. #MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics #BuildFilipinoIndustres #DevelopTheCountryside

IBON Executive Director Sonny Africa on October 2021 Labor Force Survey results #MlalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics #BuildFilipinoIndustries #DevelopTheCountryside

It is an irony when the economy grows while employment shrinks, as observed in several sectors during the third quarter of 2021. #MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFilipinoIndustries #ourlifeourfuture

Slowing economy under the Duterte admin a sign of a floundering economy #MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics #DevelopTheCountryside #BuildFilipinoIndustries #OurLifeOurFuture ibon.org/slackening-growth/

Join us later at 4PM via FB Live as we launch Lahutay, a book documenting voices and experiences, lessons and dreams that all come together on a path to sustainability. #PeopleEconomics #SaveOurSchools #DefendOurLand #DeveloptheCountryside @savelumadschool @alcadevinc

Related reads in ibon.org: (1) Fighting for the rights to food, a healthy environment, and development, and (2) Why can't food self sufficiency be our new normal? #MalalangEkonomiya #MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics #DevelopTheCountryside #UpholdPeoplesRightsAndWelfare

#MayMagagawa #PeopleEconomics #DevelopTheCountryside

Hinggil sa paglobo ng pambansang utang sa Php7.3T #BuildFilipinoIndustries #DevelopTheCountryside #PeopleEconomics #MayMagagawaTayo #Birdtalk