Every Filipino Is a Shareholder

The land, the atmosphere, the spectrum, IP, natural resources — these are our shared inheritance. Common Dividend replaces regressive taxes with Common Use Fees, distributing the surplus directly to every Filipino.

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The Core Idea

Today, the Philippine government taxes your labor and your purchases — income tax, VAT, corporate tax. These taxes burden workers and consumers, especially the poor, while the value of our shared natural resources flows to a small number of private hands.

We propose a shift: levy Common Use Fees on those who extract value from our commons — land, carbon, IP, spectrum, natural resources — and distribute the proceeds equally to every Filipino as a Common Dividend.

The Principles

The Commons Belong to All

Land, air, and natural resources are the collective inheritance of the Filipino people — not the private property of a few.

Access, Not Ownership

Those who claim exclusive use of these commons should pay a "Common Use Fee" back to the community. Use the land, but pay for its location value. Extract carbon, but pay for the atmospheric cost.

Dividend, Not Welfare

This revenue is not a government handout — it is a shareholder dividend paid to the citizens who own the resources. Every Filipino, equal share, no means test.

The Virtuous Cycle

Resource extraction generates revenue. Revenue funds the dividend. The dividend empowers citizens and stimulates the economy. Economic growth increases the value of our shared resources.

The Economic Model

Our model targets a Common Fund equivalent to 10% of Philippine GDP — approximately ₱3 Trillion (2026) — distributed equally to all ~110 million Filipinos, yielding roughly ₱27,000 per person per year (~₱2,250/month).

Commons Source Mechanism Target % of GDP
Land 3% Site Value Tax
6.5%
Atmosphere $50/tonne Carbon Levy
1.5%
Digital IP, Spectrum & Satellite Royalties
1.0%
Extractive Mining & Coastal Royalties
1.0%
Total
10.0%

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Explore the Movement

Manifesto

The philosophical and economic defense — drawing on Paine, George, and Standing.

The Commons

Deep dives into land value taxation, carbon levies, spectrum royalties, and natural resource fees.

Pilot: Central Luzon

A concrete case study: what a land-value capture program would look like in Central Luzon.

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