2026 national budget

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.

IBON Executive Director after attending Senate Finance Committee hearing on budget transparency

October 29, 2025

Livestreaming isn’t transparency if lawmakers still make the real decisions off-ca

IBON: Flood control budget realignment confirms Marcos Jr’s selective anti-corruption drive

September 24, 2025

NEWS

The continued neglect of key agencies and the mere tokenistic involvement of the public in the budget process strongly suggests a superficial anti-corruption campaign by the Marcos Jr administration.