IBON Foundation

The national budgeting process

Nobyembre 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.

Why all COPs are bad

Nobyembre 25, 2025

STATEMENT

Capitalist countries continue to dodge their responsibility for the climate crisis.

IBON Research Head conclusion of COP30

Nobyembre 25, 2025

IBON on budget transparency

Nobyembre 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.

The GDP growth scam

Nobyembre 12, 2025

FEATURES

Why does the government keep chasing GDP targets?

PH economic growth is corruption-driven and exclusionary

Nobyembre 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.