marcos jr administration
Increasing food import dependence
July 21, 2026
Increasing food dependency ratio is a sign of shrinking capacity to feed ourselves. This is not an accident. It’s an outcome of decades of neglect of PH agriculture.
US military presence in the Philippines, 2022-June 2026
July 10, 2026
The US military is spreading its forces, equipment, and logistics across multiple sites nationwide instead of concentrating them in a few large bases, to make them harder to locate, target, and disable simultaneously. In effect, this makes the whole Philippines a target for foreign military strikes.
Low real wages, more expensive food (June 2026)
July 9, 2026
National Family Living Wage (June 2026)
July 9, 2026
Bleak jobs situation bursts Marcos admin’s UMIC bubble – IBON
July 8, 2026
UMIC status is irrelevant when considering that millions of Filipinos are struggling to make a living or find decent employment.
Higher prices for rice, LPG, electricity squeeze Filipino families
July 7, 2026
Price hikes show that government’s touted measures to address high prices are not easing the burden on already struggling Filipino households.
