Global crude prices move closely with local diesel and gasoline prices

March 10, 2026

We are heavily dependent on imported oil, so global crude prices move closely with local diesel and gasoline prices.

EDSA@40: Reclaimed democracy or elite continuity?

March 2, 2026

EDSA restored elections and civil liberties, but it did not uproot the economic and institutional forces that concentrate power.

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.

Why interest cuts won’t cut it

February 24, 2026

FEATURES

Until the Marcos Jr administration’s economic policies cut to the heart of the matter, interest rate cuts really just won’t cut it.

Walang Usad

February 18, 2026

Nagbabayad naman tayo ng buwis nang tama, pero tayo rin ang nagbabayad sa mga maling desisyon ng pamahalaan. Hindi sana tayo nagdudusa sa ngayon at namamatayan ng mga pangarap sa traffic.

2026 Education Budget: What numbers can’t deliver

February 10, 2026

FEATURES

The Marcos Jr administration celebrates a ‘true education budget’ for 2026. Yet this declaration rings hollow.

Labor market in crisis, not merely slowing down

February 9, 2026

NEWS

Recently released labor force data point to a deepening jobs crisis, not a mere “slowdown in momentum” as the Marcos Jr administration claims.

2026 Health Budget: Alarming symptoms of sick governance

February 5, 2026

FEATURES

But a closer examination of the 2026 national budget reveals alarming symptoms of sick governance.