Statement
HB 9465 will stop economic truths from being told
June 4, 2026
STATEMENT
At a time when Filipinos face persistent economic difficulties, the space for independent research should be expanded, not quelled.
Substantial economic relief will help millions amid worsening crisis
May 21, 2026
Millions of Filipinos are just a few more price increases away from poverty.
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.
On the BBM impeachment: No one is too big to fall
January 22, 2026
The Marcos Jr administration cannot be allowed to claim anti-corruption credentials while preserving its systems of political patronage and control.
Why all COPs are bad
November 25, 2025
STATEMENT
Capitalist countries continue to dodge their responsibility for the climate crisis.
On US bombing of Iran
June 22, 2025
The US serves its hegemonic ambitions and military-industrial corporate profits at the expense of people’s rights, national sovereignty, and global peace.
Marcos Jr government rightly called out at UN for its human rights abuses
June 18, 2025
STATEMENT
The Marcos Jr administration is getting the international attention it deserves. Despite human rights posturing, it is a serial violator like the Duterte government before it.
Impunity and underdevelopment under Marcos Jr
June 14, 2025
When populists take power, the people become fodder for self-serving ambition, and our goals for development and human rights are, at best, afterthoughts. At worst, they’re trampled on for being inconvenient obstacles to personal wealth and power. The spectacle of political theater and intentional delay of the vice-president’s impeachment trial in the Senate confirms institutional […]
Duterte’s arrest and detention is just the beginning
March 12, 2025
STATEMENT
Duterte did not act in the best interests of the nation – he was a tyrannical demagogue reveling in his power.
