IBON Foundation

Water. Electricity. Transport. Social services. These are basic needs, not commercial or luxury goods. Privatization undermines the rights of Filipino consumers and should be stopped. #SerbisyoSaTaoHuwagGawingNegosyo #PeopleEconomics

Marcos' assurance that 'everything is normal' is not only a presumptive reading of the escalating war situation but also dismissive of the fact that Philippine food, rice in particular, has long been subjected to imperialist battering before this. Read: ibon.org/rice-crossroad…

Rice prices are increasing. The Marcos government seems oblivious to the consequences of its own policies. Read "Rice and Imperialism" here: ibon.org/rice-crossroad…

Downplaying the situation as “normal” or suggesting that adjustment is sufficient risks delaying urgent action and deepening the economic impact on Filipino households. ibon.org/oil-php-whammy/

Economic outcomes are shaped by policy choices. The government has the capacity to intervene to protect purchasing power, support livelihoods, and mitigate inflationary pressures.

The all-time low peso and surging global oil prices are a double whammy that will double inflation in the coming months, hitting millions of poor Filipino families the hardest. ibon.org/oil-php-whammy/

You will meet many Aling Sisas in the varied forms of our struggle. ibon.org/to-be-aling-si…

ibon.org/rice-crossroads At the crossroads of national food security and imperialist interests, the government has consistently chosen the latter. #JunkRTL #riceprices #PresyoIbaba #PeopleEconomics

Dalawawang milyon hanggang tatlong milyong pamilyang Pilipino, inaasahang madaragdag sa bilang ng mahihirap dulot ng pagtaas ng presyo ng mga pangunahing bilihin, dahil sa sunod-sunod na oil price hike, ayon sa @IBONFoundation. #SuperBalitaSaUmagaNationwide

ICYMI: ibon.org/fy26-educ-budg… Education receives the largest allocation in the 2026 national budget, meeting UNESCO's recommended benchmark for the 1st time. The Marcos Jr administration is celebrating it as historic. Yet this declaration rings hollow.