Commentary
Are there less poor Filipinos?
July 26, 2024
There is much to be done to develop the Philippines. Among the first steps is being more honest about the real extent of poverty and underdevelopment.
5 economic distortions to watch out for in Marcos Jr’s 3rd SONA
July 22, 2024
Some bold distortions about the economy and the situation of the people, not the truth, can be expected at the third Marcos Jr SONA.
Against all repression, Spring is coming
June 19, 2024
Undemocracy and inequality and its attendant oppression and exploitation is what spurs so much resistance.
Philippine economy so right it’s wrong
June 18, 2024
The Philippine Economic Briefing tried so hard to show that everything is right with the economy that it only succeeded in showing everything that’s so wrong with it.
Capitalists are inflationary, not wage hikes for workers
April 5, 2024
COMMENTARY
Employers can afford big wage hikes. Instead of protecting profits, the government should be doing everything it can to raise wages which will be good for workers, their families and the economy.
Now is the worst time to change the Constitution
March 13, 2024
Economic Cha-cha is just a trojan horse to get a charter change process going. The real intent is to change the political provisions to keep the Marcos-Romualdez clan in power.
The excuses they give: Kung ayaw ng wage hike, maraming dahilan
February 20, 2024
COMMENTARY
Opponents of a minimum wage hike say it will be “catastrophic” – cause inflation, lead to layoffs, and bankrupt firms. They say it will only help a few and only for a little while. None of these arguments holds water.
The spectacular errors of economic cha-cha proponents
February 4, 2024
COMMENTARY
It has become Cha-cha etiquette to always sugarcoat political changes with promises of a bright economic future once the charter’s economic provisions are fixed.
DOTr doesn’t want to admit that jeepney fare hikes are coming
January 7, 2024
COMMENTARY
There is much to improve in making public mass transport safer, cleaner and more convenient but ‘modernization’ by making transport profitable for private capital is the wrong direction.
