Philippine economy
Gov’t anti-inflation measures not enough, leave many behind
November 16, 2023
More part-timers, unpaid family workers underscores admin’s inability to create quality jobs – IBON
October 6, 2023
The millions-surge in informal work indicates that working Filipinos are going on survival mode as the living crisis intensifies. The Marcos Jr administration’s inability to improve the economy’s capacity to generate meaningful jobs is clearly a failure of policy and government’s economic management.
Quarter-life crisis musings
September 12, 2023
Transitioning to the next life phase is indeed made more difficult by our already difficult social situation. But here I realize that at quarter life is a tremendous chance for growth.
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
One year of BBM: More hype, less help
June 30, 2023
The Marcos Jr administration has profusely hyped its one year of achievements that have supposedly helped the Filipino people amid the economic crisis. But looking back, did the President really achieve that much and help the Filipino people as much as he claims?
Marcos Jr not a reform president—IBON
June 28, 2023
Already one year into office, Ferdinand Marcos Jr has failed to pursue reforms that have true development at heart.
A continuing quest for freedom
June 12, 2023
Our foreign policy is for the security and development of the people, most of all. It should uphold peace over militarism, sovereignty over aggression, and development over empire.
