Jobs and Pax Silica: The song remains the same

Pax Silica taunts the calamity that will come: how many Filipinos will remain barely afloat on rotting wooden pieces of part-time manufacturing work while foreign billionaires spectate on glimmering yachts?

News

WPN hits private firms’ impunity, backs growing calls to terminate PrimeWater deals

June 26, 2026

Falling employment, rising underemployment confirm worsening joblessness

June 9, 2026

HB 9465 will stop economic truths from being told

June 4, 2026

US demand for higher PH military spending threatens dev’t priorities

June 3, 2026

Substantial economic relief will help millions amid worsening crisis

May 21, 2026

How can Marcos lead ASEAN prosperity while PH lags behind? – IBON

May 8, 2026

BBM completes stagflationary hat trick: Soaring prices, worsening jobs, slowing growth

May 7, 2026

Headline figures mask crisis of informal, volatile labor—IBON

May 6, 2026

Features

FEATURES

Local oligarchs in partnership with foreign companies gain gargantuan profits from plundering the environment, with government protection.

Not Just Trees

June 9, 2026

FEATURES

An urban poor community may be razed to the ground. But the urban poor’s long history of relentless struggle almost always ignites a flame that carries on until people’s development is realized.

Where does the fire come from?

June 5, 2026

FEATURES

The real threat confronting Filipinos today is not simply the spread of disinformation and fake news, but how the state is working so hard to conceal the deepening economic crisis.

Policing Truth, Hiding the Crisis

June 5, 2026

FEATURES

Education continues to be reduced to a factory floor, where classrooms function as production lines processing students into the future workforce of global supply chains.

Reframed curriculum: A worrisome guide for market-ready and nation-blind Filipinos

May 19, 2026

COMMENTARY

It is never too late to take steps to manage the oil shock in a way that is equitable, enhances growth, and is structurally transformative.

On ratings outlook downgrades: People matter more

April 23, 2026

FEATURES

The steady decline of manufacturing reflects the impact of neoliberal policies.

The curious case of Philippine manufacturing

April 23, 2026

Resources

Birdtalk Briefing Paper

2026 Yearstarter: From frustration to action

February 24, 2026

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IBON Praymer

Nagsasapawang krisis, ang kawastuhan ng galit

February 3, 2026

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Books

Urban Stories Ch2

January 7, 2026

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Position Paper

IBON on budget transparency

November 17, 2025

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Books

Pagpupunyagi

November 5, 2025

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Books

Pagpupunla

November 4, 2025

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Bird Feed

Jae Marañon

Rainbows amidst smoke

John Paul Andaquig

Ending school violence

John Paul Andaquig

Still Dreaming of Freedom

Minerva Jane San Miguel

Who needs saving?

Maricar Piedad

Researcher, pero nasa bundok?

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Infographics

Education Shortages

Infoposts

Worsening employment and insufficient wages

Photoquotes

IBON Executive Director on Razon becoming the first Filipino trillionaire

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