2026 Budget: Austerity for the Poor, Largesse for the Rich

August 14, 2025

The president’s 2026 budget is still crafted for the super-rich and powerful, not the people.

PH exits FATF grey list: What now?

August 13, 2025

The FATF’s standards are too easily abused by governments who justify their harsh domestic actions as compliance to retain global financial or economic standing.

Marcos Jr’s rice populism: Short-term optics, long-term hunger

August 7, 2025

The worsening reliance on imports to contain increases in domestic rice prices is a problem that will persist if the government keeps scrimping on support for rice producers.

Gov’t claims of quality job expansion misleading amid worsening informality and rise in part-timers – IBON

August 6, 2025

Fewer underemployed people is not an indication that the jobs situation is improving.

Open markets, closed options: The real price of the US-PH trade deal

July 30, 2025

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If the grossly one-sided tariff deal is any indication, this ambiguity could very well be hiding something even worse.

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.

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.