Features
Reframed curriculum: A worrisome guide for market-ready and nation-blind Filipinos
May 19, 2026
By design, the system aims to transform learners into a specialized workforce capable of “riding the AI wave” or securing a spot in global value chains.
Watt a burden
April 26, 2026
What is the government doing? Despite President Marcos Jr’s Executive Order 110 declaring a “state of national energy emergency”, on March 24, it’s business as usual for oil, energy, and electricity firms. The government, meanwhile, just continues with the 12% value-added tax on electricity, adding to the burden of the majority who are already financially struggling, while power firms profit from the crisis.
On ratings outlook downgrades: People matter more
April 23, 2026
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
The steady decline of manufacturing reflects the impact of neoliberal policies.
Medicines are next
March 30, 2026
FEATURES
At face value it may sound like a gentle reminder that prevention is better than cure, but it screams a harder truth: Filipinos cannot afford to be sick.
Rice and Imperialism
At a risky crossroads
March 19, 2026
FEATURES
At the crossroads of national food security and imperialist interests, the government has consistently chosen the latter.
PH oil troubles: By the numbers
March 13, 2026
FEATURES
The measures the Marcos Jr admin takes to address economic shocks by the US-Israel attack on Iran have to be weighed against the magnitude of the problems at hand.
Agriculture, the crisis the government won’t talk about
February 27, 2026
FEATURES
Philippine agriculture is suffering, but government planners barely talk about this now.
EDSA is Every Day, One Battle After Another
February 24, 2026
COMMENTARY
Forty years is a long time—long enough to reshape memory. Yet there is no doubting the enduring relevance of EDSA.
