Features
Water You Up To, Mr. President?
December 13, 2019
BY SONNY AFRICA
Pres. Rodrigo Duterte is posturing against oligarchs again. This time, the tough talk is against corporate water giants Manila Water and Maynilad.
Counterproductive Counterinsurgency
November 17, 2019
BY SONNY AFRICA
Development policymaking is hard enough as it is – the Philippines after so many decades of so many development plans is a case in point. Now the military wants to take that over as well?
Solving the NCR mass transport crisis
October 28, 2019
BY SONNY AFRICA
The mass transport crisis is real. And yes, the mass transport crisis can be solved.
Unmet targets: Poor water and sanitation service is failure of privatization
October 25, 2019
WATER FOR THE PEOPLE NETWORK
The public sector has to have the key and central role in providing water and sanitation services. These cannot be made dependent on the narrow profit-seeking motives of private corporations.
The Dangers of Development Work
October 20, 2019
DR. JUDY TAGUIWALO
Whether as technical experts or as administrative personnel, development workers especially in the Philippines working with grassroots organizations need to have a deep sense of solidarity with the poor and a strong commitment to supporting the efforts of grassroots communities and organizations to change their situation.
Transport and traffic woes: govt’s epic fail
September 30, 2019
The transport and traffic problems will worsen if government continues to prioritize foreign and big business interests over public and national interests.
Global crisis even less reason for charter change
September 28, 2019
BY SONNY AFRICA
The policy question is not how to attract foreign investment at all costs. Rather, it is asking what needs to be done for foreign capital to genuinely contribute to the country’s long-term economic development.
Part 2: Why the climate strike is a social justice issue (and why it should strike at the core of growing fascism)
September 23, 2019
BY ROSARIO GUZMAN
The climate strike is a fight-back strike, it can’t be any other. It is a social justice issue as it is based on people’s assertion of their right to determine our common future.
Why the climate strike is a social justice issue (and why it should strike at the core of growing fascism)
September 20, 2019
BY ROSARIO GUZMAN
The climate strike is a fight-back strike, it can’t be any other. It is a social justice issue as it is based on people’s assertion of their right to determine our common future.