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Yearstarter: Seeking better normal in 2022

Enero 14, 2022

The administration that is exiting and the new one entering can take a more rational and humane approach to recovering and reforming the economy.

IBON Executive Director on govt’s heightened alert levels and COVID strategy shift

Enero 12, 2022

IBON Executive Director on gov’t COVID strategy shift

Yearender: Unrepentant economics in 2021

Disyembre 31, 2021

For the economic managers, managing the economy is really about making big business prosper most of all. It’s unfortunately not about doing everything to improve people’s lives or alleviate their distress.

IBON Executive Director on weak government calamity response

Disyembre 24, 2021

Scrimping on typhoon Odette victims despite having more than enough funds is just being true to form.

Neoliberal PH underdevelopment

Disyembre 17, 2021

Economic policies determine economic outcomes – and the Philippine economy is the way it is by design, not by accident.

Updated PH National Electoral Landscape in 2022

Disyembre 16, 2021

The electoral landscape keeps changing as politicians file, withdraw, and substitute in their certificates of candidacy to suit their horse-trading and bargaining. This is how it looks today but who knows what the quest for power will make it tomorrow.

Billionaire and millionaire 18th Congress

Disyembre 9, 2021

How much will the 2022 elections change how 99% of the Senate and House of Representatives comes from the wealthiest 2% of the population?