marcos jr administration
Low real wages, more expensive food, as of May 2025
June 6, 2025
Election post-mortem: Any hope for the economy?
May 19, 2025
The conversation isn’t about what kind of country we want to build and how, but simply who gets to rule it – leaving the inequitable status quo untouched.
Counting laws, missing the point: Who deserves the Senate?
May 12, 2025
While prior experience in the Senate might seem important for lawmakers to have, it is also important to see what stand they have taken on certain government practices.
Beyond EDCA
May 8, 2025
The Marcos Jr government is allowing the US military to access facilities beyond the agreed nine EDCA sites – like Subic Bay, a former US military base. This has effectively turned the Philippines into one big US military base, placing the country and Filipinos on the frontlines of a conflict they won’t benefit from.
More weapons, more problems
May 8, 2025
Trump 2.0 and Marcos Jr administration’s acceleration efforts to deter China include the Philippines procuring more military equipment, especially weapons. But this makes the country and Filipinos even more of a target as US-China tensions escalate.
Falling employment, higher underemployment signs of unsolved PH jobs crisis-IBON
May 8, 2025
The rise in underemployment reflects the unresolved jobs crisis where existing jobs pay poorly.
How do the senatorial candidates fare on high prices?
April 25, 2025
When the urban poor say no
April 22, 2025
Urban poor communities are being demolished to make way for business establishments promising job opportunites. But this is meaningless if they are relocated far from where these jobs are.
