How the IMF and World Bank remade the Philippine economy

October 20, 2026

After more than six decades of IMF-World Bank intervention, the question remains—who decides the country’s economic future?

Education takes a backseat in the 2027 budget

October 16, 2026

Education gets the largest share in the 2027 budget, second year in a row since the Marcos Jr administration moderated its infrastructure priorities after the flood control scandal. We hear the same familiar pitch from government officials: education is their top priority. A claim easy to make but hard to prove. Looking past the bold […]

There Are No AICS-idental Misappropriations

October 16, 2026

Ayuda and the budget appropriations for it are rarely made with the Filipinos in crisis in mind.

The IMF and World Bank no longer need to tell us what to do

October 14, 2026

One of the most enduring legacies of IMF-World Bank impositions is not the debt that remains on the books, but the colonial mentality and dependence persisting long after debts have been repaid.

Super El Niño

The government’s bucket solution

October 14, 2026

The president’s balde response to what could be the strongest El Niño in 150 years raises serious questions about the Marcos administration’s preparedness.

The Long Con:

Traversing the IMF-World Bank’s long trail of ruin

October 12, 2026

The IMF-World Bank’s 82 years are a long history of destructive policies that have devastated economies and provoked resistance and outrage worldwide.

‘Bakit Kami Wala, Bakit Sila Meron?’:
What Sways Ayuda?

September 22, 2026

The ayuda system is clearly about neoliberal welfare policies, set in place only for temporary welfare to keep families subservient to patronage politics and to steer the economy toward priorities shaped by foreign interests rather than people’s needs.

When will education reframing end?

September 18, 2026

The question on whether the more important end of higher education should be the formation of citizens or employability is a false dichotomy that has only been sharpened by neoliberal policies.

MTerra: The dark side of solar farm projects

September 16, 2026

For all its promises of clean energy transition, the MTerra Solar Project exposes where the government’s priorities lie: not with the farmers who feed the nation.