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Bakit kasi kayo nandyan?
April 29, 2026
Maliit na bahagi lang ito ng Negros. Marami pang pwedeng pag-aralan at isulat tungkol sa isla. Kaya huwag ka nang magtataka kung bakit may mga researchers, journalists, at advocates na pumupunta sa mga liblib na lugar sa rehiyon.
Balikatan drills add to coastal hardship amid oil crisis
April 28, 2026
The government continues to expand military cooperation under the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement, pursuing deeper defense alignment with the US and foreign troop presence while failing to deliver urgent economic relief. This is reinforced by initiatives such as Pax Silica, positioned as an “economic security zone” to support US-linked supply chains. Together, these reflect a broader push to integrate the Philippines into US strategic and economic interests in the Indo-Pacific.
A fertilizer crisis unfolds
April 27, 2026
Are we headed to the inevitability of food insecurity or famine from a war that is not of our own making but brings the heaviest toll on us? More expensive fuel and fertilizer should not be a threat if only the Philippine government protects the domestic economy, local food production, and the direct food producers—the farmers and fisherfolk.
#SiomaiSupport
April 27, 2026
Paanong nagawa ng sikat na restawran na may mahigit 80 branches sa buong bansa ang ganito sa kanilang mga manggagawa? Hindi dapat ganoon na lang ang pagtrato ng mga kompanya sa mga taong lumilikha ng halaga.
On ratings outlook downgrades: People matter more
April 23, 2026
COMMENTARY
It is never too late to take steps to manage the oil shock in a way that is equitable, enhances growth, and is structurally transformative.
The curious case of Philippine manufacturing
April 23, 2026
FEATURES
The steady decline of manufacturing reflects the impact of neoliberal policies.
LPG and kerosene tax cuts: Too little for too few
April 16, 2026
LPG and kerosene tax cuts will not bring the quick-disbursing and recurring relief that struggling families need.
PH fuel among costliest in ASEAN due to deregulation
April 10, 2026
NEWS
Persistently high fuel prices in the Philippines—now among the highest in ASEAN—are the result of deliberate government policy choices.
Most Filipinos trapped in precarious work, face deeper crisis from oil price shocks
April 8, 2026
NEWS
Latest labor force data confirms that millions of Filipino families are highly vulnerable to rising fuel costs and higher inflation, pushing them into even deeper poverty.
