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Missing the boat on population management and economic development
The Philippines has missed a number of opportunities toward long-term economic development. While it was in pretty good shape in...
What is wrong with technocrats?
President-elect Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s designation of known technocrats to manage the Philippine economy raises the issue of whether continuing to...
Food security? Ease the plight of farmers first
The issue of food security is in the headlines these days because of the attention the new administration is giving...
Who’s misinforming the public on the debt service?
An issue has arisen on what exactly are the Philippines’ debt service obligations. Contending parties from the government and the...
The dubious legacy of the Marcos debt
As the nation marks the 50th year of the declaration of martial law on Sept. 21, 1972, it is relevant...
Tax the rich: 9 reasons for a wealth tax
Rising inequality has been an inescapable phenomenon of global economic development over the past 200 years. Per the United Nations’...
Advocacy merch and the ‘latag’ economy
With the unfolding and evolving drama on Twitter comes the predictable worry that dialogue—whether mindless or profound and operating in...