Tag: marcos jr administration
KALINGA: Relief too small for a crisis so big
Oktubre 23, 2026
KALINGA’s powerful sponsors have shown neither the political will to get the bill passed nor the ambition to make its promised relief adequate.
US-PH energy deals risk putting profits, foreign interests ahead of people—IBON
Oktubre 21, 2026
Energy security must mean ensuring that energy resources and infrastructure serve the people’s needs.
Agriculture decline under Marcos Jr
Oktubre 20, 2026
How the IMF and World Bank remade the Philippine economy
Oktubre 20, 2026
After more than six decades of IMF-World Bank intervention, the question remains—who decides the country’s economic future?
Stop power privatization, democratize the power sector—IBON
Oktubre 17, 2026
An integrated national power development plan should link the power sector to national industrialization.
Deteriorating agricultural trade
Oktubre 16, 2026
Education takes a backseat in the 2027 budget
Oktubre 16, 2026
Education gets the largest share in the 2027 budget, second year in a row since the Marcos Jr administration moderated its infrastructure priorities after the flood control scandal. We hear the same familiar pitch from government officials: education is their top priority. A claim easy to make but hard to prove. Looking past the bold […]
Population unable to afford a healthy diet
Oktubre 16, 2026