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Real Duterte Legacy: Agri crisis belies admin claims of econ success

January 23, 2020

IBON update on CHR, barangay officials’ inspection of premises

November 10, 2019

PH economy headed towards 3rd year of slow growth — IBON

November 8, 2019

IBON warns of possible PNP harassment

November 7, 2019

Agri sector slumps due to continuous government neglect

October 16, 2019

IBON launches alternative to failed govt econ agenda

October 10, 2019

Duterte admin banning aid to hide human rights violations

September 24, 2019

21st Century Neoliberal Authoritarianism for Whom?

September 12, 2019

Features

COMMENTARY

In this kind of situation, you don’t obsess about fuel-efficient driving or not red-lining the tachometer or limiting the car’s mileage – you step on the gas. Glorifying ‘financial strength’ is stepping on the brakes.

Financial strength, development weakness

May 14, 2020

FEATURES

The Philippines has to improve the current state of infrastructure especially in the context of COVID-19: one that supports a strong public health system and the stable production of the nation’s needs in order to withstand and battle a pandemic.

The fate of BBB in the time of COVID-19

May 7, 2020

POLICY NOTE

The coronavirus pandemic and the expansive efforts to address it are new and unprecedented. But they also exposed many old problems that have always been there.

Dealing with COVID-19: Just reboot the economy?

March 30, 2020

BY JOSE LORENZO LIM

The government has relied on the BPO industry for economic growth but even that is slowing down as seen in the decline of BPO investments in the country. Now, the government seems to be replacing BPOs with POGOs as the future of the services sector.

Wake me up before you POGO

January 9, 2020

The optimism of the economic managers that “the Philippine economy is strong and ready to soar” is misplaced.

Economic missteps in 2019, hope for 2020

January 4, 2020

BY SONNY AFRICA

The mass transport crisis is real. And yes, the mass transport crisis can be solved.

Solving the NCR mass transport crisis

October 28, 2019

Bird Feed

Xandra Liza C. Bisenio

To give or not to give SAP tranche 2

Jose Lorenzo Lim

Giving traditional Chinese medicine a bad name

Rosario Guzman

In the time of COVID: Hello, Earth

Xandra Liza C. Bisenio

The pre-COVID-19 plight of the poor and government’s old ways

Jose Lorenzo Lim

Where’s our water?

In The News

Infographics

Record trade deficit under Duterte

Update on the PH rice industry

Chronically low budget for agriculture agrarian reform, Lowest since the Ramos administration

The 2020 Budget: Infrastructure, Populist Measures, and War