IBON Foundation
Falling employment, rising underemployment confirm worsening joblessness
Hunyo 9, 2026
NEWS
The overall labor force picture is of an economy that is still not creating enough work.
HB 9465 will stop economic truths from being told
Hunyo 4, 2026
STATEMENT
At a time when Filipinos face persistent economic difficulties, the space for independent research should be expanded, not quelled.
US demand for higher PH military spending threatens dev’t priorities
Hunyo 3, 2026
NEWS
Every peso used for military expenditures is a peso less for the country’s urgent development needs.
Water privatization benefits oligarchs, burdens consumers under Marcos
Mayo 23, 2026
Water privatization benefits oligarchs, burdens consumers under Marcos
Substantial economic relief will help millions amid worsening crisis
Mayo 21, 2026
Millions of Filipinos are just a few more price increases away from poverty.
Oligarch wealth surged amid worsening poverty
Mayo 15, 2026
What is the government for? Ensuring people’s rights and welfare, and equitable wealth distribution, foremost. But the Marcos Jr administration is doing the opposite, aside from just allowing impunity among its ranks.
Will Pax Silica industrialize the Philippines?
Mayo 14, 2026
As the political drama unfolds, the Marcos administration allows continuing bigtime foreign plunder of the country’s resources. We’re dazzled with talk about billions of dollars in semiconductor and AI investments and exports. But is the Pax Silica hype the same as industrialization?
