LPG and kerosene tax cuts: Too little for too few

LPG and kerosene tax cuts will not bring the quick-disbursing and recurring relief that struggling families need.

News

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

Double whammy of record-low peso and high global oil prices to drive up inflation

March 20, 2026

Highest joblessness since 2022 due to economy’s structural defects

March 15, 2026

Oil shocks risk further erosion of Filipinos’ purchasing power

March 10, 2026

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

Features

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

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

Resources

Birdtalk Briefing Paper

2026 Yearstarter: From frustration to action

February 24, 2026

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IBON Praymer

Nagsasapawang krisis, ang kawastuhan ng galit

February 3, 2026

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Books

Urban Stories Ch2

January 7, 2026

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Position Paper

IBON on budget transparency

November 17, 2025

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Books

Pagpupunyagi

November 5, 2025

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Books

Pagpupunla

November 4, 2025

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Bird Feed

Minerva Jane San Miguel

To be Aling Sisa

Ma. Emmylou Solidum

EDSA@40: Reclaimed democracy or elite continuity?

Ma. Emmylou Solidum

Walang Usad

Kayla De Quiroz

Overwhelmingly underfunded

Jopar Cruz

Kampuhan, kalsada, pakikibaka – Oktubre 2025

in the News

Infographics

Minimum Wage and FLW per region (as of March 2026)

Infoposts

In the hands of a few

Photoquotes

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

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