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Global crude prices move closely with local diesel and gasoline prices
Marso 10, 2026
We are heavily dependent on imported oil, so global crude prices move closely with local diesel and gasoline prices.
Dropping corporate taxes, rising individual and consumption taxes
Marso 7, 2026
The country’s tax burden is shifting from corporations to households. Poor and middle-class women and their families are hit harder as they pay VAT and excise taxes on basic household expenses like fuel, electricity, food and transport. That’s because consumption taxes like VAT and excise taxes are regressive, taking a bigger share of their already […]
US overseas military footprint [UPDATED]
Marso 3, 2026
The US’s 742 military bases worldwide aren’t about defense — they’re a global launchpad for war. They ring the world as the US’s infrastructure for intervention, coercion, and control to maintain US hegemony. The latest unprovoked attacks on Iran show exactly how those bases are used.
Probe the Pork King and Queen
Marso 2, 2026
Two of the highest officials of the land face serious allegations for abuse of power and misuse of public funds. These issues compelled the impeachment raps currently being deliberated in Congress.
IBON Executive Director on EDSA@40
Pebrero 25, 2026
The dynasty dictatorship built
Pebrero 24, 2026
The Marcos dictatorship was overthrown by armed struggle and a civil uprising. But the dynasty it built remains today—a family notorious for the most corrupt governance and human rights violations in Philippine history.
IBON Executive Director on Marcos brand then and now
Pebrero 24, 2026
2026 Yearstarter: From frustration to action
Pebrero 24, 2026
