marcos jr administration
Ladrilyo
September 11, 2023
Napagtanto ko bigla at hindi maiwasang maihalintulad ang mga magsasaka ng Paradise III sa mga nagkalat na ladrilyo sa lugar.
Beyond rice price populism
September 5, 2023
The standalone rice price caps will not just be ultimately ineffective but might even backfire
IBON Executive Director on increasing food inflation
September 5, 2023
A competent agriculture secretary is needed to stop food inflation from worsening
2024 education budget: When will government learn?
August 30, 2023
The 2024 budget reflects at least slipshod management of the education sector and at most self-serving interests, pushing our problems from bad to worse
Tax the super-rich
August 15, 2023
NEWS ANALYSIS
Growing billionaire wealth amid increasing poverty, worsening joblessness, and stagnant wages shows that it’s high time for the Marcos Jr administration to heed calls for a wealth tax on the country’s billionaires.
6 consecutive weeks of oil price hikes burden Filipinos
August 15, 2023
Government can make oil products cheaper for Filipinos and moderate the snowball effect on the price of other goods and services by removing fuel taxes.
Three straight quarters slowdown confirms economic decline
August 11, 2023
Growth slowing for three straight quarters confirms economic decline under the Marcos Jr administration. The economic rebound and momentarily fast growth from reopening, which was measured from the worst economic contraction in the country’s history, is over. The economy has returned to its trajectory of slowing growth that started even before the excessive pandemic lock […]
Latest growth figures confirm economy in decline under Marcos Jr
August 10, 2023
The economic managers have lost their last indicator for claiming good economic performance and the economy is clearly losing momentum.
Gov’t can mitigate oil price hikes by scrapping fuel taxes
August 8, 2023
The Marcos Jr administration can moderate the impact of oil price hikes on millions of Filipinos by scrapping excise and value-added taxes for petroleum products.
