corruption

IBON: Economy to slow further without transformative reform; impeachment opens space for change

Enero 23, 2026

NEWS

Despite sunny projections from the Marcos administration, the economy is on a continuing trajectory of slowdown unless its growth engines are fundamentally reformed.

Beyond corruption—can the Marcos Jr. government fix a faltering economy?

Enero 23, 2026

NEWS

Faced with impeachment complaints, how will the Marcos Jr. administration confront the economy’s structural problems? These issues will be taken up at the IBON Birdtalk Yearstarter 2026.

Isn’t corruption stupid?

Enero 18, 2026

FEATURES

The Philippines’ central problem isn’t simply that rules are broken. It’s that the economy produces too little of what Filipinos need.

Harvesting pork, not rural development: The 2026 agriculture budget examined

Enero 18, 2026

FEATURES

A closer look reveals that agricultural budget is not pork-free.

Weak Leadership, Worsening Economy, Rising Stakes

Enero 12, 2026

FEATURES

2026 could be the year Filipinos turn frustration into action and reshape the political landscape.

2026 Budget: Sound and fury, signifying…

Disyembre 31, 2025

The budget that will soon be signed into law is rhetorically reformist but fundamentally politically functional, achieved at the expense of social and economic transformation.

Gov’t debt balloons to feed Marcos admin’s huge pork barrel addiction

Disyembre 9, 2025

The huge increase in debt corresponds to huge increases in controversial indicators of pork barrel in the national budgets under Pres. Marcos Jr.

Groups hold media forum, exposing privatization as systemic theft at play

Disyembre 8, 2025

Public funds and resources continue to be used by bureaucrats and private entities to operate and manage public facilities to enrich themselves and stay in power.