There Are No AICS-idental Misappropriations

Oktubre 16, 2026

Ayuda and the budget appropriations for it are rarely made with the Filipinos in crisis in mind.

The IMF and World Bank no longer need to tell us what to do

Oktubre 14, 2026

One of the most enduring legacies of IMF-World Bank impositions is not the debt that remains on the books, but the colonial mentality and dependence persisting long after debts have been repaid.

Super El Niño

The government’s bucket solution

Oktubre 14, 2026

The president’s balde response to what could be the strongest El Niño in 150 years raises serious questions about the Marcos administration’s preparedness.

HOR’s 2027 GAB worsens already flawed NEP—IBON

Oktubre 13, 2026

The HOR has further distorted the proposed budget with its grossly election-driven amendments.

The Long Con:

Traversing the IMF-World Bank’s long trail of ruin

Oktubre 12, 2026

The IMF-World Bank’s 82 years are a long history of destructive policies that have devastated economies and provoked resistance and outrage worldwide.

Filipinos already squeezed by less jobs and high prices will be even worse off as Super El Niño hits—IBON

Oktubre 7, 2026

Filipino families already squeezed by worsening joblessness and soaring prices will fall into greater crisis once Super El Niño hits in earnest.

Three-year-high inflation rate for bottom 30%: BBM’s inaction hits poorest hardest—IBON

Oktubre 7, 2026

Research group IBON said that the three-year-high 9% inflation rate for the bottom 30% of Filipino families shows that the poorest are bearing the brunt of rising prices amid the Marcos administration’s failure to address unabated oil price shocks. The group said the government’s measures to cushion the impact of price hikes are too small […]

IBON Statement on the ASEAN Energy Business Forum

Oktubre 6, 2026

The most basic issue is who controls energy development, who benefits from it, and who pays the costs. This is why the energy question is not simply about the ASEAN Energy Business Forum’s narrow-minded fixation on making energy projects more profitable.

Energy advocates press for nationalized power system as ASEAN energy investors gather

Oktubre 6, 2026

Despite decades of privatization, Filipinos continue to face high electricity rates and energy insecurity, while private energy corporations expand their control over the sector.