Higher prices for rice, LPG, electricity squeeze Filipino families

July 7, 2026

Price hikes show that government’s touted measures to address high prices are not easing the burden on already struggling Filipino households.

Upper middle-income, Lower-end reality

July 6, 2026

The UMIC overhype shows how the government’s presentation of the economy gives disproportionate emphasis to a favorable statistical reclassification while giving comparatively little attention to the country’s persistent structural weaknesses.

PH is upper middle-income, Filipinos aren’t

July 5, 2026

The World Bank’s UMIC label should not be mistaken for proof that the country has achieved genuine development.

Lumang Moda, Bagong Pagpapalala

Isang pag-uusap kay Rizal tungkol sa moda ng produksyon ng Pilipinas*

July 3, 2026

Mabigatan kaya si Rizal sa mga terminong ginagamit ko? Sasabihin kaya niya na masyado akong mateorya, puro slogan at jargon, at aktibistang parang polyeto magsalita? O susubukan niyang unawain ang mga sinabi ko para higit pang mapopularisa at maihatid sa mas malawak na masa?

EPIRA has delivered profits for a few, not affordable power to Filipinos

July 3, 2026

EPIRA has failed to make electricity affordable, and instead created possibly the region’s most expensive power system, while enriching a few.

Transport, consumer and rights groups call for people-centered mass transport ahead of SONA

July 1, 2026

The “Public Service, Private Profit” round table discussion aimed to advance policy alternatives that prioritize accessible, affordable, safe, and publicly accountable transportation as an essential public service rather than a source of private profit.

Wage hike urgent as Filipino families struggle with high prices

June 30, 2026

NEWS

A wage hike, particularly towards a living wage, is more urgent than ever.

Wrong diagnosis and policies won’t fix PH stagflation

June 29, 2026

The CPBRD’s diagnosis of the economic crisis is short-sighted, missing the deeper structural vulnerabilities that have plagued the economy for decades.

Jobs and Pax Silica: The song remains the same

June 27, 2026

Pax Silica taunts the calamity that will come: how many Filipinos will remain barely afloat on rotting wooden pieces of part-time manufacturing work while foreign billionaires spectate on glimmering yachts?