budget mispriorities
Marcos Jr administration’s budget priorities for 2026
January 13, 2026
Weak Leadership, Worsening Economy, Rising Stakes
January 12, 2026
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2026 could be the year Filipinos turn frustration into action and reshape the political landscape.
Pork barrel 2026 budget fails development
January 5, 2026
Contrary to official claims, the budget does not mark a shift toward a genuinely “people-centered development agenda”. It remains oriented toward short-term political survival rather than long-term development outcomes.
2026 Budget: Sound and fury, signifying…
December 31, 2025
The budget that will soon be signed into law is rhetorically reformist but fundamentally politically functional, achieved at the expense of social and economic transformation.
2026 Budget: Austerity for the Poor, Largesse for the Rich
August 14, 2025
The president’s 2026 budget is still crafted for the super-rich and powerful, not the people.
IBON Executive Director on blaming Congress for bad budgets
August 13, 2025
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 […]
2025 national budget is agenda of austerity for the many, prosperity for a few- IBON
August 2, 2024
The Marcos Jr administration tries to project that it is prioritizing and bringing prosperity to Filipinos, but the proposed 2025 national budget shows instead that it is still putting the wealthy and big business first.
