Advocacies
Honest SONA, bigger solutions needed to address nation’s problems – IBON
July 25, 2025
The country needs bigger solutions, not the administration’s usual checklist of so-called accomplishments and overblown promises at this year’s SONA.
IBON Executive Director on the US-PH tariff deal
July 24, 2025
Impeachment supports economic development
July 16, 2025
The impeachment trial of VP Sara and holding her accountable for any misuse of confidential funds, bribery and corruption, and threatening violence against other public officials is a pivotal moment with huge implications for economic development.
Trump tariffs: Smaller isn’t always better
July 16, 2025
The Philippines need not passively submit to US-centric trade norms or the demands of the Trump administration.
On Trump tariff hikes: PH subservience is not strategy
July 10, 2025
Subservience isn’t strategy—sovereignty is. A government that charts an independent economic path for the Philippines is long overdue.
Healthy labor market? Over 2M increase in poorly paid Filipinos says otherwise – IBON
July 8, 2025
May 2025 labor force figures do not show decent jobs being created, but a deepening jobs crisis marked by rising informality, falling job quality, and stagnant wages.
