‘Bakit Kami Wala, Bakit Sila Meron?’:
What Sways Ayuda?

The ayuda system is clearly about neoliberal welfare policies, set in place only for temporary welfare to keep families subservient to patronage politics and to steer the economy toward priorities shaped by foreign interests rather than people’s needs.

News

Marcos opts for easy power relief over real electricity reform—IBON

September 17, 2026

More youth seeking work, but jobs fall short—IBON

September 9, 2026

Sharp rise in unemployment, surge in part-time and informal work signal worsening jobs crisis—IBON

September 9, 2026

High prices expose crisis of low incomes – IBON

September 6, 2026

Official poverty figures discount millions of poor Filipinos—IBON

August 22, 2026

Filipinos can’t keep up with prices as wages lag and government help falls short

August 15, 2026

Rising hardship exposes deep cracks in PH policies ahead of SONA

July 24, 2026

Bleak jobs situation bursts Marcos admin’s UMIC bubble – IBON

July 8, 2026

Features

The question on whether the more important end of higher education should be the formation of citizens or employability is a false dichotomy that has only been sharpened by neoliberal policies.

When will education reframing end?

September 18, 2026

For all its promises of clean energy transition, the MTerra Solar Project exposes where the government’s priorities lie: not with the farmers who feed the nation.

MTerra: The dark side of solar farm projects

September 16, 2026

Instead of addressing the education crisis, the Marcos Jr government is simply fixated on mass-producing a labor force tailored to the needs of the global market.

Who’s to blame for our bad manners?
Another look at education

August 19, 2026

The shiny cutting edge high-tech Pax Silica may indeed be different this time. Unfortunately, the way things are going, it will be different in the sense of a new level of dependence and making real Filipino industrialization even harder.

Pax Silica: Whose industrialization is it anyway?

August 12, 2026

Twenty-five years after EPIRA’s enactment, the country’s experience points to the need for a fundamentally different approach to the power sector.

EPIRA@25: Power reform failure

July 29, 2026

Through Pax Silica, the Marcos Jr administration allows the plunder of the country’s resources for fleeting cheap jobs and false promises of industrialization.

Pax Silica’s Cookie-Crumb Investments Will Not Feed the Philippines

July 29, 2026

Resources

Apat na taon ni Marcos Jr: Ang Hindi Maikubling Krisis

July 29, 2026

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Controlling the Cure

June 30, 2026

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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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Infographics

The Filipino billionaires: Manny Villar

Infoposts

Marcos Sr most anti-nationalist president PH has ever seen

Photoquotes

IBON Executive Director on the anniversary of the Philippine Senate’s rejection of the US-RP Military Bases Agreement

Topics

Philippine Economy

International Relations

People Economics

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