Oil shocks risk further erosion of Filipinos’ purchasing power

March 10, 2026

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

Probe the Pork King and Queen

March 2, 2026

Two of the highest officials of the land face serious allegations for abuse of power and misuse of public funds. These issues compelled the impeachment raps currently being deliberated in Congress.

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

February 10, 2026

The dismissal of the impeachment complaint filed by members of the Makabayan bloc against the President raises serious concerns.

Labor market in crisis, not merely slowing down

February 9, 2026

NEWS

Recently released labor force data point to a deepening jobs crisis, not a mere “slowdown in momentum” as the Marcos Jr administration claims.

GDP slowdown: Corruption is smokescreen for bad economics

January 29, 2026

NEWS

Corruption scandals weighed the economy down, but the deeper problem lies in a growth model that has been breaking ever since.

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

January 23, 2026

NEWS

Despite sunny projections from the Marcos administration, the economy is on a continuing trajectory of slowdown unless its growth engines are fundamentally reformed.

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

January 23, 2026

NEWS

Faced with impeachment complaints, how will the Marcos Jr. administration confront the economy’s structural problems? These issues will be taken up at the IBON Birdtalk Yearstarter 2026.

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

January 22, 2026

The Marcos Jr administration cannot be allowed to claim anti-corruption credentials while preserving its systems of political patronage and control.

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

December 9, 2025

The huge increase in debt corresponds to huge increases in controversial indicators of pork barrel in the national budgets under Pres. Marcos Jr.