Poverty due to weak engines of growth

April 2, 2026

Highest joblessness since 2022 due to economy’s structural defects

March 15, 2026

The Marcos Jr administration needs to acknowledge and urgently address these problems, which cannot be reduced to last year’s corruption controversies and will only worsen as global oil shocks bear down in the coming months.

Agriculture, the crisis the government won’t talk about

February 27, 2026

FEATURES

Philippine agriculture is suffering, but government planners barely talk about this now.

EDSA is Every Day, One Battle After Another

February 24, 2026

COMMENTARY

Forty years is a long time—long enough to reshape memory. Yet there is no doubting the enduring relevance of EDSA.

Why interest cuts won’t cut it

February 24, 2026

FEATURES

Until the Marcos Jr administration’s economic policies cut to the heart of the matter, interest rate cuts really just won’t cut it.

Walang Usad

February 18, 2026

Nagbabayad naman tayo ng buwis nang tama, pero tayo rin ang nagbabayad sa mga maling desisyon ng pamahalaan. Hindi sana tayo nagdudusa sa ngayon at namamatayan ng mga pangarap sa traffic.

IBON Executive Director on impeachment cases dismissal

February 5, 2026

Can we trust a presidency and Congress that thrives on pork barrel to be concerned that their economic policies are what’s best for the people?

Isn’t corruption stupid?

January 18, 2026

FEATURES

The Philippines’ central problem isn’t simply that rules are broken. It’s that the economy produces too little of what Filipinos need.

The paradox of lower inflation, higher prices under Marcos

January 16, 2026

Addressing inflation in a meaningful way requires confronting its structural roots rather than stubbornly relying on short-term or market-oriented fixes.