IBON Foundation

Borrow, Borrow More: National government outstanding debt as of March 2026

May 21, 2026

Substantial economic relief will help millions amid worsening crisis

May 21, 2026

Millions of Filipinos are just a few more price increases away from poverty.

Oligarch wealth surged amid worsening poverty

May 15, 2026

What is the government for? Ensuring people’s rights and welfare, and equitable wealth distribution, foremost. But the Marcos Jr administration is doing the opposite, aside from just allowing impunity among its ranks.

Will Pax Silica industrialize the Philippines?

May 14, 2026

As the political drama unfolds, the Marcos administration allows continuing bigtime foreign plunder of the country’s resources. We’re dazzled with talk about billions of dollars in semiconductor and AI investments and exports. But is the Pax Silica hype the same as industrialization?