PH fuel among costliest in ASEAN due to deregulation—IBON [NEWS] Persistently high fuel prices in the Philippines are the result of deliberate government policy choices.

Persistently high fuel prices in the Philippines—now among the highest in ASEAN and a major driver of higher March inflation—are the result of deliberate government policy choices.

#JunkODL #VATTanggalin #PeopleEconomics

www.ibon.org/ph-fuel-cost...

"Excise and VAT on the consumption of ordinary Filipinos are regressive taxes on daily survival."

IBON Executive Director on govt decision on fuel excise tax

#VATTanggalin #PeopleEconomics #JunkODL

Medicines are next [FEATURES] At face value it may sound like a gentle reminder that prevention is better than cure, but it screams a harder truth: Filipinos cannot afford to be sick.

READ: ibon.org/medicines-are-next

At face value, it may sound like a gentle reminder that prevention is better than cure, but it screams a hard truth: Filipinos cannot afford to be sick.

#PeopleEconomics

Petron owner Ramon Ang has a net worth of Php209.8 billion.

A billionaire wealth tax on Ang generates Php12.4 billion in revenue.

His remaining wealth will still be a huge Php197.4 billion.

#TaxTheRich #FinanceDevelopment #PeopleEconomics

The declaration of a national emergency will need large funding to be meaningful.

A billionaire wealth tax generating at least Php500 billion will help ensure more Filipinos will be given help for as long as they need.

#TaxTheRich #PeopleEconomics

Rice and imperialism: At a risky crossroads [FEATURES] At the crossroads of national food security and imperialist interests, the government has consistently chosen the latter.

At the crossroads of national food security and imperialist interests, the government has consistently chosen the latter.

#JunkRTL #riceprices #PresyoIbaba #PeopleEconomics

ICYMI: ibon.org/fy26-educ-budget-cannot-deliver

Education receives the largest allocation in the 2026 national budget, meeting UNESCO's recommended benchmark for the 1st time. Marcos Jr administration is celebrating it as historic.

Yet this declaration rings hollow.

#Budget2026 #PeopleEconomics

"The Philippines has had job-poor growth and job-degrading growth for decades."

#PeopleEconomics #JobsPH

Highest joblessness since 2022 due to economy’s structural defects The Marcos Jr administration needs to acknowledge and urgently address these problems, which cannot be reduced to last year’s corruption controversies and will only worsen as global oil shocks bear do...

Addressing the jobs problem requires much more than short-term measures.

Sustained job creation can only come from strengthening domestic growth engines.

#JobsPH #PeopleEconomics

ibon.org/highest-joblessness-since-2022-due-to-economys-structural-defects

Highest joblessness since 2022 due to economy’s structural defects The Marcos Jr administration needs to acknowledge and urgently address these problems, which cannot be reduced to last year’s corruption controversies and will only worsen as global oil shocks bear do...

ICYMI: The 5.8% unemployment rate in January 2026 reported by the PSA is the highest since June 2022.

#JobsPH #PeopleEconomics

ibon.org/highest-joblessness-since-2022-due-to-economys-structural-defects

Scrapping oil VAT and excise taxes will immediately lower prices and moderate the impact on poor consumers.

Subsidies for transport operators and small producers will also provide relief while helping soften prices.

#VATTanggalin #JunkODL #PeopleEconomics

ICYMI: The country’s tax burden is shifting from corporations to households. Poor and middle-class women and their families are hit harder as they pay VAT and excise taxes on basic expenses like fuel, electricity, food and transport.

#ScrapVAT #PeopleEconomics

Oil shocks risk further erosion of Filipinos' purchasing power Many Filipinos’ meager incomes will not keep pace with the rising cost of living driven by higher fuel prices.

ICYMI: Rising oil prices amid escalating conflict in the Middle East threaten to further erode Filipinos’ already weak purchasing power.

#JunkODL #ScrapVAT #PeopleEconomics

ibon.org/oil-shocks-risk-further-erosion-of-filipinos-purchasing-power

PH oil troubles: By the numbers [FEATURES] The measures the Marcos Jr admin takes to address economic shocks by the US-Israel attack on Iran have to be weighed against the magnitude of the problems at hand.

The measures the Marcos Jr administration takes to address economic shocks brought by the US-Israel attack on Iran have to be weighed against the magnitude of the problems at hand.

#OilPrices #USIranConflict #PeopleEconomics

ibon.org/ph-oil-troubles

"The Marcos Jr administration can show genuine concern by getting at the root of the problem."

#usirantensions #bbm #ofw #peopleeconomics

EDSA@40: Reclaimed democracy or elite continuity? EDSA restored elections and civil liberties, but it did not uproot the economic and institutional forces that concentrate power.

People Power was never meant to be a single day. If Filipinos want the next 40 years to look differently, we must continue showing up. #EDSA #PeopleEconomics

ibon.org/edsa40-reclaimed-democracy-or-elite-continuity

[🧵] Two of the highest officials of the land face serious allegations for abuse of power and misuse of public funds. These issues compelled the impeachment raps currently being deliberated in Congress.

#StopKorap #KurakotManagot #PeopleEconomics

[🧵] Two of the highest officials of the land face serious allegations for abuse of power and misuse of public funds. These issues compelled the impeachment raps currently being deliberated in Congress.

#StopKorap #KurakotManagot #PeopleEconomics

[🧵] Two of the highest officials of the land face serious allegations for abuse of power and misuse of public funds. These issues compelled the impeachment raps currently being deliberated in Congress.

#StopKorap #KurakotManagot #PeopleEconomics

Why interest cuts won’t cut it [FEATURES] Until the Marcos Jr administration’s economic policies cut to the heart of the matter, interest rate cuts really just won’t cut it.

In a country where economic problems cut deep, interest rate cuts really just won't cut it.

#MalalangEkonomiya #FinanceDevelopment #PeopleEconomics

www.ibon.org/why-interest...

"We didn't 'see' corruption while it was happening in the 2023-2025 budgets - and until today only see what the government allows us to see."

#StopKorap #LahatManagot #PeopleEconomics

Impeachment dismissal shields President from accountability, subverts people’s right to the truth The dismissal of the impeachment complaint filed by members of the Makabayan bloc against the President raises serious concerns.

Beyond the flood control projects corruption scandal, the dismissed impeachment complaint against the President points to deeper structural problems.

ibon.org/impeachment-peoples-right-to-truth

#StopKorap #LahatngKorapDapatManagot #PeopleEconomics

2026 Education Budget: What numbers can't deliver [FEATURES] The Marcos Jr administration celebrates a 'true education budget' for 2026. Yet this declaration rings hollow.

The Marcos Jr administration celebrates a 'true education budget' for 2026. Yet this declaration rings hollow.

#Budget2026 #PeopleEconomics

ibon.org/fy26-educ-budget-cannot-deliver

2026 Health Budget: Alarming symptoms of sick governance [FEATURES] But a closer examination of the 2026 national budget reveals alarming symptoms of sick governance.

The 2026 health budget may be the largest on record, but this does not automatically translate into better health outcomes for the Filipino people.

#PeopleEconomics #Budget2026

"Can we trust a presidency and Congress that thrives on pork barrel to be concerned that their economic policies are what's best for the people?"

#PeopleEconomics

GDP slowdown: Corruption is smokescreen for bad economics - IBON [NEWS] Corruption scandals weighed the economy down, but the deeper problem lies in a growth model that has been breaking ever since.

Corruption scandals weighed the economy down in the second half of 2025, but the deeper problem lies in a growth model that has been breaking since 2017.

#GrowthPH #PeopleEconomics #MalalangEkonomiya

www.ibon.org/fy25-gdp-slo...

READ: ibon.org/ph-econ-beyond-pr

Inflation reflects changes in the cost of living over time, particularly the immediate pressure households face.

However, employment quality and stability are the more decisive determinants of long-term family welfare.

#PeopleEconomics

READ: ibon.org/ph-econ-beyond-pr

There is also an important story beneath the numbers.

Looking at the structure of employment over years confirms that the economy and Filipinos are forced to rely on volatile informal, unstable, and low-productivity work.

#PeopleEconomics

Can the Marcos Jr. admin fix a faltering economy? — IBON [NEWS] Faced with impeachment complaints, how will the Marcos Jr. administration confront the economy’s structural problems?

As the country enters 2026 amid political unrest and persistent corruption, public attention has largely focused on holding officials to account.

Issues will be taken up at the 2026 IBON Birdtalk Yearstarter.

#PeopleEconomics

www.ibon.org/pbbm-falteri...

Isn’t corruption stupid? The Philippines’ central problem isn’t simply that rules are broken. It’s that the economy produces too little of what Filipinos need, that jobs and incomes are inadequate, and that this is all becaus...

The Marcos Jr administration and its economic managers blame corruption for the growth slowdown.

All the country lacks it seems, is “good governance”. The argument seems compelling, but are decency and good intentions really all we need?

#IBONBirdtalk #PeopleEconomics

www.ibon.org/isnt-corrupt...