pork barrel
IBON Executive Director on pork-riddled 2026 budget passed by HOR
October 13, 2025
Pres. Marcos: Gatekeeper-in-chief with own pork barrel
September 21, 2025
Marcos is no anti-corruption hero
September 21, 2025
It doesn’t take much squinting to look beyond the theatrics and inter-parliamentary finger-pointing to see who ultimately decides about pork barrel.
The Anatomy of Corruption
September 20, 2025
The pork barrel system has become the most efficient way for politicians to gain control of public funds.
IBON Executive Director on blaming Congress for bad budgets
August 13, 2025
Sara Duterte’s corruption case, a crushing blow to education
June 13, 2025
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The impeachment trial of Vice President Sara Duterte is a crucial step toward delivering justice to the gravely betrayed public.
About the recently-enacted 2025 national government budget
December 31, 2024
Pres. Marcos Jr said that the newly signed General Appropriations Act for 2025 reflects the government’s commitment to “[transform] economic gains into meaningful outcomes for every Filipino.” The Php6.326-trillion national budget however only reinforces the country’s undemocratic politics and inequitable economy. It still has hundreds of billions of pesos for pork barrel projects, confidential and […]
5 Things to Leave Behind in 2018
December 31, 2018
