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US PH Tariff: Govt’s misguided optimism
Abril 16, 2025
The Philippine government has taken a simplistic view of the tariff imposition.
Trump 2.0: The Emperor’s New Clothes
Abril 14, 2025
The US is undergoing a radical transition from decades of accustomed grand strategies – one that requires a political figure disruptive enough to force that change.
Critical Health Bar
Abril 12, 2025
While I felt relieved to finally have a diagnosis and a treatment plan, I still had to figure out how to afford it.
Rice cartels: They who should be named
Abril 11, 2025
The Rice Tariffication Law has allowed unscrupulous traders to proliferate which would explain why rice prices stay high even if all other factors indicate that prices should be lower.
What’s not being said about PH employment
Abril 11, 2025
The actual situation of millions of Filipinos, not official statistics, are the main determinant of how bad the jobs situation is.
What’s new with the transport sector?
Abril 10, 2025
Transport Sec. Dizon’s not-so-fresh approach is only reminiscent of the people’s past traumas with privatized transport infrastructure development.
Worsening informality behind rise in employment – IBON
Abril 8, 2025
Worsening jobs informality and lack of gainful work is driving the rise in employment and big decline in underemployment as indicated in the latest official data.
World Bank wants to tax Filipinos, but not the rich
Abril 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.
On World Health Day:
Big Pharma rules an ailing nation
Abril 7, 2025
Global health remains in the clutches of Big Pharma, which has detrimental effects not only on mortality, diseases and prevention but entirely on the right to health
