Great Cabinet Revamp is a dud

Mayo 25, 2025

There’s no doubt that a revamp of government, governance and the Cabinet is overdue. But the Cabinet revamp can’t just be recycling combined with superficially new names or faces. It should mean new ideas for solving old problems and the political will to act on them.

IBON hits limited BBM Na! program

Mayo 23, 2025

The BBM Na! program smacks of insincerity. It rations rice to poor households, scrimps on funding, and leaves out millions who also struggle to afford food.  This is far from the sweeping effort needed to make Php20 rice a reality and is just a public relations gimmick dressed up as policy.

Election post-mortem: Any hope for the economy?

Mayo 19, 2025

The conversation isn’t about what kind of country we want to build and how, but simply who gets to rule it – leaving the inequitable status quo untouched.

Bolder solutions needed for faster economic growth – IBON

Mayo 14, 2025

The Marcos administration’s top priority post elections of hitting its 6.0% economic growth target for 2025 by achieving 6.2% growth rate for the remaining quarters of the year is absurd

Counting laws, missing the point: Who deserves the Senate?

Mayo 12, 2025

While prior experience in the Senate might seem important for lawmakers to have, it is also important to see what stand they have taken on certain government practices.

Supporting democracy amid undemocratic PH elections

Mayo 12, 2025

The vote is to show that we believe in something better.

Falling employment, higher underemployment signs of unsolved PH jobs crisis-IBON

Mayo 8, 2025

The rise in underemployment reflects the unresolved jobs crisis where existing jobs pay poorly.

Groups serve ‘disconnection notice’ to Villar’s Prime Water, urge zero votes for Camille Villar

Mayo 6, 2025

NEWS

The groups vowed to continue opposing government’s pro-oligarchs stance and advocate for alternative measures that promote people’s control over people’s resources.

Escalating US militarism in PH: Are we drilling for war?

Mayo 2, 2025

FEATURES

Despite its claims of seeking peace and protecting Philippine sovereignty against China’s self-assertion, the US reveals its true intentions by preparing for wars in pursuit of its interests.