Advocacies

On Trump tariff hikes: PH subservience is not strategy

Hulyo 10, 2025

Subservience isn’t strategy—sovereignty is. A government that charts an independent economic path for the Philippines is long overdue.

Healthy labor market? Over 2M increase in poorly paid Filipinos says otherwise – IBON

Hulyo 8, 2025

May 2025 labor force figures do not show decent jobs being created, but a deepening jobs crisis marked by rising informality, falling job quality, and stagnant wages.

High time to end privatization behind high fees – SUKI

Hulyo 3, 2025

For years, privatization through government’s profit-driven PPPs have burdened the public with high user fees.

Election post-mortem: Any hope for the economy?

Mayo 19, 2025

The conversation isn’t about what kind of country we want to build and how, but simply who gets to rule it – leaving the inequitable status quo untouched.

Counting laws, missing the point: Who deserves the Senate?

Mayo 12, 2025

While prior experience in the Senate might seem important for lawmakers to have, it is also important to see what stand they have taken on certain government practices.

Falling employment, higher underemployment signs of unsolved PH jobs crisis-IBON

Mayo 8, 2025

The rise in underemployment reflects the unresolved jobs crisis where existing jobs pay poorly.