News
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.
Groups hold media forum, exposing privatization as systemic theft at play
December 8, 2025
Public funds and resources continue to be used by bureaucrats and private entities to operate and manage public facilities to enrich themselves and stay in power.
Worsening jobs crisis, poverty counters PH economy “stands firm” claims
December 3, 2025
NEWS
The Marcos administration’s claim that the economy stands firm on strong fundamentals is oblivious to how many ordinary Filipinos are struggling amid worsening joblessness and poverty
Why all COPs are bad
November 25, 2025
STATEMENT
Capitalist countries continue to dodge their responsibility for the climate crisis.
