Calling out oligarchs

October 17, 2025

Ang’s SMC to rake in billions from nearly doubled traveler fees

August 25, 2025

Under the NAIA PPP, SMC can propose additional fee increases in the coming years, turning this vital public service into a milking cow for the private consortium.

Supporting democracy amid undemocratic PH elections

May 12, 2025

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

Disconnection Notice! Villars, oligarchs, should have no place in public services or utilities

May 6, 2025

Disconnection Notice! Villars, oligarchs, should have no place in public services or utilities

Oligarchs get rich from environmental plunder

November 23, 2024

NAIA PPP project: Sky-high profits for Ramon Ang

March 25, 2024

FEATURE

The rehabilitation of NAIA is long overdue. But it should not be done through privatization that will only greatly benefit the interests of a large conglomerate like SMC.

PH starts 2024 on weak footing: Jobless growth and deindustrialization

January 12, 2024

FEATURE

The Marcos Jr administration knows that we all want good news because, well, who doesn’t. Unfortunately, it is taking advantage of this to manage citizens’ perception of the economy.

5 marks of a crumbling democracy

July 20, 2023

The Marcoses personify the worst aspects of Philippine politics. And Marcos Jr is levelling up these anti-democratic features in the 21st century.

Dutertegarchs in politics

July 27, 2021

[INFOGRAPHIC] Old and new oligarchs benefiting from the Duterte administration’s economic policies are not coincidentally very much involved in Philippine politics