Rice and Imperialism
At a risky crossroads

Marso 19, 2026

FEATURES

At the crossroads of national food security and imperialist interests, the government has consistently chosen the latter.

Highest joblessness since 2022 due to economy’s structural defects

Marso 15, 2026

The Marcos Jr administration needs to acknowledge and urgently address these problems, which cannot be reduced to last year’s corruption controversies and will only worsen as global oil shocks bear down in the coming months.

PH oil troubles: By the numbers

Marso 13, 2026

FEATURES

The measures the Marcos Jr admin takes to address economic shocks by the US-Israel attack on Iran have to be weighed against the magnitude of the problems at hand.

Oil shocks risk further erosion of Filipinos’ purchasing power

Marso 10, 2026

Many Filipinos’ meager incomes will not keep pace with the rising cost of living driven by higher fuel prices.

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.

EDSA@40: Reclaimed democracy or elite continuity?

Marso 2, 2026

EDSA restored elections and civil liberties, but it did not uproot the economic and institutional forces that concentrate power.

Agriculture, the crisis the government won’t talk about

Pebrero 27, 2026

FEATURES

Philippine agriculture is suffering, but government planners barely talk about this now.

EDSA is Every Day, One Battle After Another

Pebrero 24, 2026

COMMENTARY

Forty years is a long time—long enough to reshape memory. Yet there is no doubting the enduring relevance of EDSA.

Why interest cuts won’t cut it

Pebrero 24, 2026

FEATURES

Until the Marcos Jr administration’s economic policies cut to the heart of the matter, interest rate cuts really just won’t cut it.