Posts by tag: jpepa

After the first state of the nation address (SONA) of President Aquino and only a month since he sworn into…

“We are not surprised that the JPEPA has been approved while the rest of the country is not watching. This treaty has been negotiated by Malacanang and signed by Ms Gloria Arroyo in virtual secrecy. The undemocratic and non-transparent manner with which the deal has been conceived has resulted in a seriously flawed agreement that threatens to further destroy the jobs and livelihood of Filipino workers, farmers and fishers and further destroy local industries and stunt long-term economic development.”

Indonesian officials said Indonesia�s main exports, such as agricultural products and timber, will continue to face high non-tariff barriers in the form of quality standards, while Japanese high-tech imports will be able to enter the Indonesian market with lower import taxes.

Activists from the NO DEAL! Movement today swam a distance of around 10 kilometers as part of continuing efforts to…

27 April 2008, Quezon City, Philippines � Sectors from the urban poor, farmers, nurses, fisherfolk, labor and the environment today…

Apologists for the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) continue to claim that the treaty�s ratification will mean more employment and…

As the Senate resumes its sessions today, independent think-tank IBON Foundation again urged senators to reject the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership…

The JPEPA can be best described in three words: unequal, defeatist and destructive. Recent government propaganda, however, has been trying to depict the JPEPA as an indispensable agreement– even as the country is currently reeling from a food crisis brought about by the same neoliberal framework that JPEPA was designed from.

Independent think-tank IBON Foundation criticizes Trade Secretary Peter Favila for seemingly conditioning the public that the controversial Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership…