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PH exits FATF grey list: What now?
August 13, 2025
The FATF’s standards are too easily abused by governments who justify their harsh domestic actions as compliance to retain global financial or economic standing.
Marcos Jr’s rice populism: Short-term optics, long-term hunger
August 7, 2025
The worsening reliance on imports to contain increases in domestic rice prices is a problem that will persist if the government keeps scrimping on support for rice producers.
Open markets, closed options: The real price of the US-PH trade deal
July 30, 2025
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If the grossly one-sided tariff deal is any indication, this ambiguity could very well be hiding something even worse.
Impeachment supports economic development
July 16, 2025
The impeachment trial of VP Sara and holding her accountable for any misuse of confidential funds, bribery and corruption, and threatening violence against other public officials is a pivotal moment with huge implications for economic development.
Trump tariffs: Smaller isn’t always better
July 16, 2025
The Philippines need not passively submit to US-centric trade norms or the demands of the Trump administration.
On Trump tariff hikes: PH subservience is not strategy
July 10, 2025
Subservience isn’t strategy—sovereignty is. A government that charts an independent economic path for the Philippines is long overdue.
Sara Duterte’s corruption case, a crushing blow to education
June 13, 2025
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The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is a crucial step toward delivering justice to the gravely betrayed public.
Water wars: A global battle for public control
May 30, 2025
In the Philippines and worldwide, private sector involvement in water services has only led to broken promises of better management, rising costs, and deteriorating services. The growing number of contract terminations and public takeovers shows growing resistance against profit-driven water management and highlights the need to prioritize people over profits.
Great Cabinet Revamp is a dud
May 25, 2025
There’s no doubt that a revamp of government, governance and the Cabinet is overdue. But the Cabinet revamp can’t just be recycling combined with superficially new names or faces. It should mean new ideas for solving old problems and the political will to act on them.
