Philippine Congress
Corruption reveal: Time to name names in the House of Representatives
October 10, 2025
An analysis of flood control projects on the “Sumbong sa Pangulo” website indicates that anywhere from around 100 to 230 HOR lawmakers may be involved in suspicious flood control projects.
Another misfiring LEDAC agenda
October 3, 2025
The LEDAC list of priority bills for the 20th Congress, much like those in past administrations, are strikingly unsuited to the country’s structural ills.
Congress failed to pass even modest wage hikes
June 14, 2025
For richer
May 21, 2025
The three richest billionaires in the country are behind three of the country’s biggest political parties, controlling some 4/5 of the Senate, Congress, and governorships.
How Representative Is Our House of Representatives?
April 11, 2022
How representative is the House of Representatives (HOR) if 95% of 304 district and party-list representatives come from the richest 2% of 110.2 million Filipinos?
Billionaire and millionaire 18th Congress
December 9, 2021
How much will the 2022 elections change how 99% of the Senate and House of Representatives comes from the wealthiest 2% of the population?
IBON Executive Director on the People’s Green New Deal resolution (HR 2362) filed by the Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives
November 17, 2021
IBON Executive Director on the People’s New Green Deal resolution (HR 2362)
filed by the Makabayan bloc at the House of Representatives
Econ Cha-cha will lead to further PH socioeconomic decline
January 17, 2018
With the recent majority vote in favor of a constituent assembly (con-ass) by the House of Representatives (HOR), research group IBON warned that one of the primary reasons behind the push for Charter change (Cha-cha) is the lifting of foreign ownership caps. This will lead to the further stunting of the Philippine economy, said the group, […]
