Bolder solutions needed for faster economic growth – IBON

The Marcos administration’s top priority post elections of hitting its 6.0% economic growth target for 2025 by achieving 6.2% growth rate for the remaining quarters of the year is absurd

News

Falling employment, higher underemployment signs of unsolved PH jobs crisis-IBON

May 8, 2025

Groups serve ‘disconnection notice’ to Villar’s Prime Water, urge zero votes for Camille Villar

May 6, 2025

What’s not being said about PH employment

April 11, 2025

Worsening informality behind rise in employment – IBON

April 8, 2025

Hunger increases under Marcos from low family incomes, high prices

March 31, 2025

Duterte’s arrest and detention is just the beginning

March 12, 2025

High note? Gov’t ignoring millions-rise in part-time, informal workers — IBON

March 6, 2025

IBON on the 39th anniversary of the EDSA People Power Revolution

February 25, 2025

Features

The vote is to show that we believe in something better.

Supporting democracy amid undemocratic PH elections

May 12, 2025

FEATURES

Despite its claims of seeking peace and protecting Philippine sovereignty against China’s self-assertion, the US reveals its true intentions by preparing for wars in pursuit of its interests.

Escalating US militarism in PH: Are we drilling for war?

May 2, 2025

COMMENTARY

It is baffling how the Philippine government can so badly misread the US’s unambiguous “America First” statements and actions as signaling an interest in Philippine development.

America First, Philippines Last: The art of the bad deal

April 29, 2025

COMMENTARY

The president is claiming to do something for hungry Filipinos that he promised long ago but hasn’t really done anything about since he took office.

Php20 rice, unli lies

April 27, 2025

Urban poor communities are being demolished to make way for business establishments promising job opportunites. But this is meaningless if they are relocated far from where these jobs are.

When the urban poor say no

April 22, 2025

FEATURES

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.

Trump’s hyper-neoliberalism

April 21, 2025

Resources

Precarious Lives

May 12, 2025

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Right to Water Conference Proceedings

May 12, 2025

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Discussion Guide

Bakit tuloy-tuloy ang pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin sa bansa? Ano ang solusyon?

April 14, 2025

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Position Paper

IBON Foundation Submission to the Committee on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (CESCR)

February 26, 2025

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Position Paper

The implications on the right to health and the people of issues raised in GR Nos 274778, 275405, and 276233

February 25, 2025

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IBON Praymer

Panahon ng Todong Paniningil

January 28, 2025

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Bird Feed

Kayla De Quiroz

Counting laws, missing the point: Who deserves the Senate?

Jae Marañon

Critical Health Bar

Maricar Piedad

Hear the cry of our mothers

Xandra Liza C. Bisenio

The pathetic Php64 food threshold

Ninia Dela Cruz

Sisenta y kwatro

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Infographics

NCR Family Living Wage as of April 2025

Infoposts

Lower unemployment count masks true joblessness

Photoquotes

IBON Executive Director on workers’ calls for a Php1200 nationwide wage

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