Marcos Jr’s rice populism: Short-term optics, long-term hunger

Agosto 7, 2025

The worsening reliance on imports to contain increases in domestic rice prices is a problem that will persist if the government keeps scrimping on support for rice producers.

Gov’t claims of quality job expansion misleading amid worsening informality and rise in part-timers – IBON

Agosto 6, 2025

Fewer underemployed people is not an indication that the jobs situation is improving.

Open markets, closed options: The real price of the US-PH trade deal

Hulyo 30, 2025

FEATURES

If the grossly one-sided tariff deal is any indication, this ambiguity could very well be hiding something even worse.

Honest SONA, bigger solutions needed to address nation’s problems – IBON

Hulyo 25, 2025

The country needs bigger solutions, not the administration’s usual checklist of so-called accomplishments and overblown promises at this year’s SONA.

Impeachment supports economic development

Hulyo 16, 2025

The impeachment trial of VP Sara and holding her accountable for any misuse of confidential funds, bribery and corruption, and threatening violence against other public officials is a pivotal moment with huge implications for economic development.

Trump tariffs: Smaller isn’t always better

Hulyo 16, 2025

The Philippines need not passively submit to US-centric trade norms or the demands of the Trump administration.

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.

Php50 NCR wage hike token giveaway, not enough for Filipinos’ basic needs

Hulyo 1, 2025

NEWS

The Marcos Jr administration on its 3rd year is using token wage hikes as a giveaway to boost its image, not to give much-needed relief to struggling Filipino workers.