inequality
Hyped economic progress at the expense of Filipinos
July 25, 2026
The Marcos Jr administration claims economic success, saying that its policies have brought the country to upper middle-income status. But this seeks to hide a deeper reality: the growth model hyped by the government has made a few prosperous at the expense of millions of Filipinos and the environment. The Marcos Jr administration vowed to […]
Gainers and losers under Marcos Jr administration
June 29, 2026
The First Filipino Trillionaire: Enrique Razon
June 22, 2026
Oligarch wealth surged amid worsening poverty
May 15, 2026
What is the government for? Ensuring people’s rights and welfare, and equitable wealth distribution, foremost. But the Marcos Jr administration is doing the opposite, aside from just allowing impunity among its ranks.
In the hands of a few
April 1, 2026
Weak Leadership, Worsening Economy, Rising Stakes
January 12, 2026
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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 […]
