Making Upper Middle-Income status matter
If the Philippines truly wants this new economic status to have meaning, the benefits of growth must become more inclusive.
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If the Philippines truly wants this new economic status to have meaning, the benefits of growth must become more inclusive.
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The recent reclassification is not just a statistical achievement but a pivotal moment that should drive stronger support for local industries.
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A certain occupant of the Palace by the Pasig River couldn’t wait to crow about a shiny new label from Washington: upper middle-income country, they called it,…
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Economic milestones are important because they tell us our country is moving forward, but they should also remind us that our responsibility to care for one…
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PETValue Philippines Corporation and Republic Cement & Building Materials Inc. (RCBM) have formalized a Zero Waste to Landfill Partnership, reinforcing…
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Digital bank Maya will reduce its InstaPay transfer fee to P10 from P15 beginning Monday, 6 July, joining a growing number of financial institutions lowering…
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Some 561 senior citizens in Malabon received P10,000 each under the Expanded Centenarian Cash Gift Program, as the government recognized their longevity and…
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We need to stop falling for the press releases. We need to stop letting macroeconomics gaslight our daily suffering. It is time to get angry.
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DAVAO CITY — SM City Davao and SM Lanang are strengthening their commitment to environmental sustainability this July through a series of programs aimed at…
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More Filipinos could benefit from stronger job creation, higher incomes, and increased investment after the Philippines officially graduated to…
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The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has ordered Bridge Cash to immediately stop its online lending operations after finding that it was operating…
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The labor market compounds the misery. The unemployment rate rose from 4.4 percent in December 2025 to 5 percent in March 2026, while core inflation climbed to…
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Headline inflation likely continued to ease in June as lower fuel prices and declining costs of key food items helped temper price pressures, although…
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The Philippines' net external liability position widened to $54.9 billion as of end-March 2026, equivalent to 11.2 percent of gross domestic product (GDP), as…
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Foreign currency deposit unit (FCDU) loans extended by banks operating in the Philippines declined by 0.8 percent in the first quarter of 2026, reflecting…
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SM Prime Holdings Inc. is betting that the country’s appetite for live experiences is only getting bigger, expanding beyond Metro Manila with the opening of…
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The tragedy of Philippine corruption is not that it is new. It is that it is familiar. Yet so, too, is the country’s capacity to recover. If corruption has…
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‘We need to factor in the Middle East conflict when forecasting demand. Developers are not just looking at remittances but also at the rising cost of…
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