How can Marcos lead ASEAN prosperity while PH lags behind? – IBON

Slowing growth, soaring prices, and worsening joblessness expose the Marcos administration’s failed economic management and diminish its credibility to lead ASEAN especially at this time of crisis

News

BBM completes stagflationary hat trick: Soaring prices, worsening jobs, slowing growth

May 7, 2026

Headline figures mask crisis of informal, volatile labor—IBON

May 6, 2026

Inflation burden heavier on millions amid lack of gov’t action

May 5, 2026

A fertilizer crisis unfolds

April 27, 2026

LPG and kerosene tax cuts: Too little for too few

April 16, 2026

PH fuel among costliest in ASEAN due to deregulation

April 10, 2026

Most Filipinos trapped in precarious work, face deeper crisis from oil price shocks

April 8, 2026

How privatization undermines consumer rights

March 22, 2026

Features

What is the government doing? Despite President Marcos Jr’s Executive Order 110 declaring a “state of national energy emergency”, on March 24, it’s business as usual for oil, energy, and electricity firms. The government, meanwhile, just continues with the 12% value-added tax on electricity, adding to the burden of the majority who are already financially struggling, while power firms profit from the crisis.

Watt a burden

April 26, 2026

It is never too late to take steps to manage the oil shock in a way that is equitable, enhances growth, and is structurally transformative.

On ratings outlook downgrades: People matter more

April 23, 2026

The steady decline of manufacturing reflects the impact of neoliberal policies.

The curious case of Philippine manufacturing

April 23, 2026

FEATURES

At face value it may sound like a gentle reminder that prevention is better than cure, but it screams a harder truth: Filipinos cannot afford to be sick.

Medicines are next

March 30, 2026

FEATURES

At the crossroads of national food security and imperialist interests, the government has consistently chosen the latter.

Rice and Imperialism
At a risky crossroads

March 19, 2026

FEATURES

The measures the Marcos Jr admin takes to address economic shocks by the US-Israel attack on Iran have to be weighed against the magnitude of the problems at hand.

PH oil troubles: By the numbers

March 13, 2026

Resources

Birdtalk Briefing Paper

2026 Yearstarter: From frustration to action

February 24, 2026

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Nagsasapawang krisis, ang kawastuhan ng galit

February 3, 2026

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Urban Stories Ch2

January 7, 2026

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IBON on budget transparency

November 17, 2025

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Pagpupunyagi

November 5, 2025

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Pagpupunla

November 4, 2025

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Infographics

National Family Living Wage as of April 2026

Infoposts

US control of PH critical minerals

Photoquotes

IBON Executive Director on the Declaration of the State of National Energy Emergency

Topics

2026 National Budget

2026 National Budget

People Economics

People Economics

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International

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PH-China Relations

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Water for the People

Water for the People

Stop TRAIN Network

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Green Action Philippines

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AidWatch Philippines

Consumers International

Consumers International

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AlterMidya Network

AlterMidya Network