Oil shocks risk further erosion of Filipinos’ purchasing power

Many Filipinos’ meager incomes will not keep pace with the rising cost of living driven by higher fuel prices.

News

Probe the Pork King and Queen

March 2, 2026

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

Features

FEATURES

Philippine agriculture is suffering, but government planners barely talk about this now.

Agriculture, the crisis the government won’t talk about

February 27, 2026

COMMENTARY

Forty years is a long time—long enough to reshape memory. Yet there is no doubting the enduring relevance of EDSA.

EDSA is Every Day, One Battle After Another

February 24, 2026

FEATURES

Until the Marcos Jr administration’s economic policies cut to the heart of the matter, interest rate cuts really just won’t cut it.

Why interest cuts won’t cut it

February 24, 2026

FEATURES

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

2026 Education Budget: What numbers can’t deliver

February 10, 2026

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

FEATURES

The Philippines’ central problem isn’t simply that rules are broken. It’s that the economy produces too little of what Filipinos need.

Isn’t corruption stupid?

January 18, 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

Dropping corporate taxes, rising individual and consumption taxes

Infoposts

Global crude prices move closely with local diesel and gasoline prices

Photoquotes

IBON Executive Director on the Marcos Jr administration’s response to US-Iran conflict

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