Tag: marcos jr administration
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.
Low real wages, more expensive food, as of May 2025
Hunyo 6, 2025
Election post-mortem: Any hope for the economy?
Mayo 19, 2025
The conversation isn’t about what kind of country we want to build and how, but simply who gets to rule it – leaving the inequitable status quo untouched.
Counting laws, missing the point: Who deserves the Senate?
Mayo 12, 2025
While prior experience in the Senate might seem important for lawmakers to have, it is also important to see what stand they have taken on certain government practices.
Beyond EDCA
Mayo 8, 2025
The Marcos Jr government is allowing the US military to access facilities beyond the agreed nine EDCA sites – like Subic Bay, a former US military base. This has effectively turned the Philippines into one big US military base, placing the country and Filipinos on the frontlines of a conflict they won’t benefit from.
More weapons, more problems
Mayo 8, 2025
Trump 2.0 and Marcos Jr administration’s acceleration efforts to deter China include the Philippines procuring more military equipment, especially weapons. But this makes the country and Filipinos even more of a target as US-China tensions escalate.
Falling employment, higher underemployment signs of unsolved PH jobs crisis-IBON
Mayo 8, 2025
The rise in underemployment reflects the unresolved jobs crisis where existing jobs pay poorly.
How do the senatorial candidates fare on high prices?
Abril 25, 2025
