HB 9465 will stop economic truths from being told

Hunyo 4, 2026

STATEMENT

At a time when Filipinos face persistent economic difficulties, the space for independent research should be expanded, not quelled.

Substantial economic relief will help millions amid worsening crisis

Mayo 21, 2026

Millions of Filipinos are just a few more price increases away from poverty.

LPG and kerosene tax cuts: Too little for too few

Abril 16, 2026

LPG and kerosene tax cuts will not bring the quick-disbursing and recurring relief that struggling families need.

On the BBM impeachment: No one is too big to fall

Enero 22, 2026

The Marcos Jr administration cannot be allowed to claim anti-corruption credentials while preserving its systems of political patronage and control.

Why all COPs are bad

Nobyembre 25, 2025

STATEMENT

Capitalist countries continue to dodge their responsibility for the climate crisis.

On US bombing of Iran

Hunyo 22, 2025

The US serves its hegemonic ambitions and military-industrial corporate profits at the expense of people’s rights, national sovereignty, and global peace.

Marcos Jr government rightly called out at UN for its human rights abuses

Hunyo 18, 2025

STATEMENT

The Marcos Jr administration is getting the international attention it deserves. Despite human rights posturing, it is a serial violator like the Duterte government before it.

Impunity and underdevelopment under Marcos Jr

Hunyo 14, 2025

When populists take power, the people become fodder for self-serving ambition, and our goals for development and human rights are, at best, afterthoughts. At worst, they’re trampled on for being inconvenient obstacles to personal wealth and power. The spectacle of political theater and intentional delay of the vice-president’s impeachment trial in the Senate confirms institutional […]

Duterte’s arrest and detention is just the beginning

Marso 12, 2025

STATEMENT

Duterte did not act in the best interests of the nation – he was a tyrannical demagogue reveling in his power.