2026 Education Budget: What numbers can’t deliver

FEATURES

The Marcos Jr administration celebrates a ‘true education budget’ for 2026. Yet this declaration rings hollow.

News

Impeachment dismissal shields President from accountability, subverts people’s right to the truth

February 10, 2026

Labor market in crisis, not merely slowing down

February 9, 2026

GDP slowdown: Corruption is smokescreen for bad economics

January 29, 2026

IBON: Economy to slow further without transformative reform; impeachment opens space for change

January 23, 2026

Beyond corruption—can the Marcos Jr. government fix a faltering economy?

January 23, 2026

On the BBM impeachment: No one is too big to fall

January 22, 2026

Gov’t debt balloons to feed Marcos admin’s huge pork barrel addiction

December 9, 2025

Groups hold media forum, exposing privatization as systemic theft at play

December 8, 2025

Features

FEATURES

But a closer examination of the 2026 national budget reveals alarming symptoms of sick governance.

2026 Health Budget: Alarming symptoms of sick governance

February 5, 2026

The Philippines’ central problem isn’t simply that rules are broken. It’s that the economy produces too little of what Filipinos need, that jobs and incomes are inadequate, and that this is all because of the economic framework misinforming the country’s economic policies.

Isn’t corruption stupid?

January 18, 2026

FEATURES

A closer look reveals that agricultural budget is not pork-free.

Harvesting pork, not rural development: The 2026 agriculture budget examined

January 18, 2026

Addressing inflation in a meaningful way requires confronting its structural roots rather than stubbornly relying on short-term or market-oriented fixes.

The paradox of lower inflation, higher prices under Marcos

January 16, 2026

FEATURES

Jobs and poverty tell a different story.

PH economy beyond official press releases

January 14, 2026

FEATURES

2026 could be the year Filipinos turn frustration into action and reshape the political landscape.

Weak Leadership, Worsening Economy, Rising Stakes

January 12, 2026

Resources

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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Barriers and Pathways

October 17, 2025

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Infographics

Minimum Wage and Family Living Wage Per Region (Jan 2026)

Infoposts

Record debt, no relief for the people

Photoquotes

IBON Executive Director on impeachment cases dismissal

Topics

2026 National Budget

2026 National Budget

People Economics

People Economics

Build Build Build

Build Build Build

International

PH-China Relations

PH-China Relations

Environment

Networks

Water for the People

Water for the People

Stop TRAIN Network

Stop TRAIN Network

SUKI Network

NO to KKLD

CPDG

POWER

Green Action Philippines

Green Action Philippines

AidWatch Philippines

AidWatch Philippines

Consumers International

Consumers International

Bantay Bigas

IPED EFD

AlterMidya Network

AlterMidya Network