Action for Economic Reforms deeply mourns the passing of Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) Governor Nestor A. Espenilla, Jr. due to cancer. Governor Espenilla was a well-respected reformer and economist, whose years in public...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Jenina Joy Chavez The House of Representatives passed the Tax Reform for Attracting Better and High-Quality Opportunities or TRABAHO Bill in early September. The first major component of TRABAHO is the...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Madeiline Joy Aloria The Housing and Urban Development Coordinating Council (HUDCC) estimates that the country’s total housing backlog will accumulate to 3.6 million units by the end of 2018. For some...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III Being the coordinator of Action for Economic Reforms (AER) or being an advocate, I have to cut a public persona. That means I write columns, I speak in forums, I attend assemblies, I...
Read MoreThe recent move to oust Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno by any and all means casts a dark shadow upon the rule of law in the country. In particular, we are deeply disturbed over the quo warranto against the Chief Justice. This...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE 12 December 2017 Senators urged to oppose low tobacco tax rate in bicam bill “We appeal to our pro-health senators to reject the tobacco tax provision in the tax reform bicameral report because the...
Read MoreYellow Pad By Jo-Ann Latuja-Diosana Protect public interest over vested interest. This is our call as the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion bill (TRAIN) is nearing to be completed in the Bicameral Conference Committee...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE 4 December 2017 House bicameral conf members urged to reject Senate tax reform bill Fiscal policy reform advocacy group, Action for Economic Reforms (AER) urges the members of the House of...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE 29 November 2017 Senate bill on tax reform rejected, tagged pro-rich, anti-health by economic, health leaders Economic, finance and health leaders expressed disappointment today over the failure of...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE 30 September 2017 Youth disowns support for Angara bill on tax reform Members of the Youth for Sin Tax and Student Advocates to Reform Tax (START) Now! reject the substitute bill on tax reform...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE 26 September 2017 AER seeks TRAIN amendments to anti-poor, pro-rich Angara bill Dubbing the Angara bill as a derailed TRAIN, civil society advocates led by Action for Economic Reforms (AER) urge the members of the...
Read MorePRESS RELEASE 13 September 2017 Health groups prod Angara, Senate to drop plastic tax; Urge tobacco tax to augment revenues from TRAIN “Why use plastic tax to augment revenues from TRAIN when it has not been proven...
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