Projects and Campaigns RSS feed for this section

Low-cost housing for the rich

Columns, Fiscal Policy, Policy Issues, Policy Reforms on Investments, Press Room, Statements, Tax Justice, Yellow Pad

Yellow 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 politicians, addressing this long-existing problem means giving the most generous tax and non-tax perks to real estate developers. This is […]

Tyranny of the Minority?

Columns, Fiscal Policy, Policy Reforms on Investments, Press Room, Tax Justice, Yellow Pad

Yellow Pad By AJ Montesa   The “tyranny of the minority” is a term not often used. In democracies such as ours, primacy in decision making is given to the majority. But the power of the minority can be very real. Whether by formal or informal political structures, it is the reason that obviously beneficial […]

Fixing unfairness of incentives and more in TRAIN 2

Columns, Fiscal Policy, Policy Reforms on Investments, Press Room, Tax Justice, Yellow Pad

Yellow Pad By Karla Michelle Yu   In our engagement with the private sector with regard to the second package of the comprehensive tax reform, I often hear a similar view from the businessmen: “Of course, we support the rationalization of fiscal incentives, of course we support leveling the playing field, but given our different […]

The Crucifixion

Columns, Fiscal Policy, Press Room, Tax Justice, Yellow Pad

Yellow Pad By Filomeno S. Sta. Ana III The crucifixion of Jesus Christ has an immediate relevance to present-day Philippines — the war on drugs, criminality, terrorism, and killings. Why was Jesus crucified? He was heretical and unconventional. He spread revolutionary teachings. He upended the establishment. Today, Jesus would have been branded a terrorist, a […]

Universal health care: The dream within reach

Allocating and Tracking Sin Tax Revenues for Universal Health Coverage, Columns, Press Room, Sin Tax Reforms, Tax Justice, Yellow Pad

Yellow Pad By Joshua Uyheng In September 2017, the House of Representatives passed House Bill 5784, also known as the “Universal Health Coverage Act.” The bill aims to transform our health system to make quality health care accessible to all Filipinos without financial hardship. Three versions in the Senate have also been passed: Senate Bills […]