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Foreign Powers Supported Tyrant Marcos
February 25, 2022
The Marcos years were an unmitigated tragedy and having its unrepentant vestiges in the political scene is an affirmation of how much still needs to be done to overturn elite and undemocratic rule. The grip of neoliberalism on the country which started under Marcos needs to be underscored as its real economic legacy for the […]
Marcos Neoliberal Policies and Economic Collapse
February 25, 2022
The neoliberal policies started under the duress of Martial Law combined with the massive debt willingly lent by creditors and political upheaval to cause the severe economic crisis in the waning years of the regime. The administrations that followed kept up the momentum of destructive “free market” reforms and economic troubles.
Dictator Marcos: 1st PH Neoliberal President
February 25, 2022
Marcos years were not a golden era for the Philippine economy. Neoliberal policies the dictator aggressively pushed were what choked the local economy. These same policies keep the country backward and underdeveloped to date.
IBON Executive Director on EDSA 36
February 25, 2022
High underemployment smudges gov’t jobs picture | Inquirer
February 24, 2022
Political parties of 2022 presidential candidates
February 20, 2022
What do political parties mean for politicians? Too many seem to change too easily depending on where the political winds blow for their ascent to power.
Philippine National Electoral Landscape in 2022
February 20, 2022
How different are the choices between candidates for national positions The Senate slates of the president-vice president tandems are all interconnected with each other — either having common candidates or connected by transitivity through second and third candidates.
Halalan 2022: Ang paghahangad ng bagong ekonomiya
February 17, 2022
Gumugulong na ang kampanyang elektoral para sa Halalan 2022. Umiingay na ang mga kandidato sa kanilang mga planong gawin para sa bayan. Pero hindi maitatanggi na magiging napakalaking hamon para sa susunod na presidente at administrasyon ang pag-kumpuni ng iniwang krisis ng gobyernong Duterte. Hindi ito magiging madali. Dinaranas ng mamamayan ang masahol na kalagayan. […]
