Election post-mortem: Any hope for the economy?

May 19, 2025

The conversation isn’t about what kind of country we want to build and how, but simply who gets to rule it – leaving the inequitable status quo untouched.

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?

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

IBON Executive Director on the ongoing US-Philippines Balikatan exercises

April 27, 2025

The Trump administration’s “American First” stance with us is textbook neocolonialism dressed up in the language of freedom and security

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.