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.

PH economy beyond official press releases

January 14, 2026

FEATURES

Jobs and poverty tell a different story.

Exclusionary growth

November 27, 2025

Corruption-driven growth

November 27, 2025

PH economic growth is corruption-driven and exclusionary

November 8, 2025

Economic growth in the third quarter of 2025 is the slowest in 14 years, exposing the corruption-driven and exclusionary nature of the Philippine economy.

Honest SONA, bigger solutions needed to address nation’s problems – IBON

July 25, 2025

The country needs bigger solutions, not the administration’s usual checklist of so-called accomplishments and overblown promises at this year’s SONA.

6.0% economic growth target impossible

May 15, 2025

The Marcos government claimed that hitting the 6.0% growth rate for 2025 is its post-election top priority. But is it doing what it takes to drive the economy towards faster growth?

IBON Executive Director on Q4 2024 growth

January 30, 2025