national budget

Record debt, no relief for the people

January 15, 2026

Most of the Marcos Jr administration’s massive borrowing did not go to development or easing people’s lives.

Marcos Jr administration’s budget priorities for 2026

January 13, 2026

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.

The national budgeting process

November 27, 2025

The budget process clearly shows the President’s culpability for hundreds of billions of pesos in pork barrel projects annually; for the abuse of budget mechanisms such as the unprecedented increase in unprogrammed appropriations to carve out pork barrel in the budget; and for the retention of his own bloated confidential and intelligence funds as well as that of the Office of the Vice President.

IBON on budget transparency

November 17, 2025

POSITION PAPER

A transparent and participatory budget isn’t just about numbers – it’s about justice, equity and development, and the democratic right of every Filipino to know and shape how public money is used.

Zaldy truth bomb: Co-rruption at the very top?

November 17, 2025

FEATURES

It’s too early to say how much of what Zaldy Co said in his explosive video statement is true. They are however at least plausible. However much, this implicates Marcos Jr in gross fiscal malpractice.