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.

Trump’s hyper-neoliberalism

April 21, 2025

FEATURES

While the Trump administration represents a rupture from neoliberal globalization, its protectionist stance reflects a deeper continuity. Trump is not repudiating neoliberalism but rather accelerating and concentrating it.

The poor’s calvary

April 16, 2025

Minimum Wage and Family Living Wage per region, as of March 2025

April 9, 2025

World Bank wants to tax Filipinos, but not the rich

April 8, 2025

Tax reforms should align with broader developmental goals like reducing inequality, strengthening public services, and promoting inclusive growth rather than narrowly focusing on revenue maximization. The government should object to World Bank conditionalities as a matter of principle.

IBON Executive Director on Trump’s reciprocal tariff formula

April 5, 2025

National government outstanding debt

April 2, 2025

Divided per family, national government outstanding debt is now over Php600,000.