Bolder solutions needed for faster economic growth – IBON

May 14, 2025

The Marcos administration’s top priority post elections of hitting its 6.0% economic growth target for 2025 by achieving 6.2% growth rate for the remaining quarters of the year is absurd

Supporting democracy amid undemocratic PH elections

May 12, 2025

The vote is to show that we believe in something better.

How do the Senatorial candidates fare on jobs?

May 9, 2025

All senatorial aspirants say jobs should be prioritized, but who among them vie for decent, sustainable jobs from a robust, domestic economy?

Groups serve ‘disconnection notice’ to Villar’s Prime Water, urge zero votes for Camille Villar

May 6, 2025

NEWS

The groups vowed to continue opposing government’s pro-oligarchs stance and advocate for alternative measures that promote people’s control over people’s resources.

How do Senatorial candidates fare on wages?

May 2, 2025

Wage hikes are urgent, just, and doable, and almost all politicians are for it. But who a mong them espouse a substantial raise in workers’ wages?

America First, Philippines Last: The art of the bad deal

April 29, 2025

COMMENTARY

It is baffling how the Philippine government can so badly misread the US’s unambiguous “America First” statements and actions as signaling an interest in Philippine development.

Philippines largest recipient of US aid in Southeast Asia

April 27, 2025

Philippines largest recipient of socioeconomic, mlitary and security aid in Southeast Asia

US drawing in more countries for its militarist agenda in Southeast Asia

April 27, 2025

The US is expanding participation in the Balikatan military exercises to internationalize US military pressure on China and to dilute the growing US military presence in the region by embedding it within multilateral exercises. Balikatan has greatly expanded under the Marcos Jr administration from three participating countries in 2022 to 20 countries today. #StriveForSovereigntyAndIndependence #UpholdPeoplesRights […]

Php20 rice, unli lies

April 27, 2025

COMMENTARY

The president is claiming to do something for hungry Filipinos that he promised long ago but hasn’t really done anything about since he took office.