One year of BBM: More hype, less help

June 30, 2023

The Marcos Jr administration has profusely hyped its one year of achievements that have supposedly helped the Filipino people amid the economic crisis. But looking back, did the President really achieve that much and help the Filipino people as much as he claims?

Marcos Jr’s weak DA leadership is dragging the agriculture sector

June 30, 2023

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A year after taking the secretary post, the agriculture sector continues to be in shambles on a macroeconomic scale under the leadership of President Marcos Jr.

Marcos Jr not a reform president—IBON

June 28, 2023

Already one year into office, Ferdinand Marcos Jr has failed to pursue reforms that have true development at heart.

Navigating Uncertainties: A trans woman’s quest for survival

June 23, 2023

Leona is only one of the many trans women in the country who continue to struggle through and persist despite all the attacks, especially from US imperialism. With her story, the voices of trans women and other queer people can be heard, calling on us to actively battle to propagate these spaces, especially this Pride Month.

“Build, Better, More” for agriculture? Not really

June 16, 2023

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The Marcos Jr administration has apparently taken over the reins of the agriculture department at a time of severe food and agriculture crisis, but without much inspiration.

A continuing quest for freedom

June 12, 2023

Our foreign policy is for the security and development of the people, most of all. It should uphold peace over militarism, sovereignty over aggression, and development over empire.

Camouflaging climate inaction

June 9, 2023

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Hyping climate spending is hypocritical if environmental destruction continues.

The expensive and harmful ‘Build Better More’

June 2, 2023

The Philippine government has a repetitive narrative when it comes to infrastructure – that it will “revitalize the economy” and “create more jobs” or that the government is “Building more for better lives” — claims so-repeated that they seem like obvious benefits. But history shows that this is not always the case.

Minimum wages today worth less than 34 years ago, even Php164 wage hike not enough–IBON

May 26, 2023

After 34 years the real value of the minimum wage has fallen 28% on average across all regions nationwide. This strengthens the argument for reverting to a nationally mandated wage hike.