Trump’s hyper-neoliberalism

Abril 21, 2025

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While the Trump administration represents a rupture from neoliberal globalization, its protectionist stance reflects a deeper continuity. Trump is not repudiating neoliberalism but rather accelerating and concentrating it.

The poor’s calvary

Abril 16, 2025

Minimum Wage and Family Living Wage per region, as of March 2025

Abril 9, 2025

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.

IBON Executive Director on Trump’s reciprocal tariff formula

Abril 5, 2025

National government outstanding debt

Abril 2, 2025

Divided per family, national government outstanding debt is now over Php600,000.

IBON Executive Director on Duterte supporters’ call for a week of OFW Zero Remittance

Marso 26, 2025

“Like the Duterte brand, it’s all bluster and optics — ultimately empty and devoid of anything meaningful or positive… And like the Duterte brand, if ignored, it has no meaning at all.”

Making upper middle-income status matter

Pebrero 20, 2025

Understanding what upper middle-income status really means easily clarifies that it is in many respects just a fantasy.

Higpit-sinturon despite within-target inflation

Pebrero 7, 2025

The Marcos Jr adminstration was happy that inflation was within target for the year. Yet, the incomes of a lot of Filipinos are still insufficient to buy their basic needs.