marcos jr administration
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.
Upper middle-income, Lower-end reality
July 6, 2026
The UMIC overhype shows how the government’s presentation of the economy gives disproportionate emphasis to a favorable statistical reclassification while giving comparatively little attention to the country’s persistent structural weaknesses.
PH is upper middle-income, Filipinos aren’t
July 5, 2026
The World Bank’s UMIC label should not be mistaken for proof that the country has achieved genuine development.
Lumang Moda, Bagong Pagpapalala
Isang pag-uusap kay Rizal tungkol sa moda ng produksyon ng Pilipinas*
July 3, 2026
Mabigatan kaya si Rizal sa mga terminong ginagamit ko? Sasabihin kaya niya na masyado akong mateorya, puro slogan at jargon, at aktibistang parang polyeto magsalita? O susubukan niyang unawain ang mga sinabi ko para higit pang mapopularisa at maihatid sa mas malawak na masa?
EPIRA has delivered profits for a few, not affordable power to Filipinos
July 3, 2026
EPIRA has failed to make electricity affordable, and instead created possibly the region’s most expensive power system, while enriching a few.
