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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Market players have tipped Nosy Tarsee about a power company with a sun-and-wind pedigree that has finally flipped the switch that matters — not the kind that…
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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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The program encourages businesses to combine economic growth, environmental preservation and social inclusion.
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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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Tecon Suape, the Brazilian port operation of global terminal operator International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), has secured another…
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From cleaner fuels to smarter ships, the global maritime industry is undergoing its biggest transformation in decades. For the Philippines — home to one of the…
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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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Tecon Suape, the Brazilian port operation of Philippine-based International Container Terminal Services Inc. (ICTSI), has secured another sustainability…
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The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) rejected allegations that developers colluded during the third round of the Green Energy Auction (GEA-3), saying bids…
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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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From local government leaders recognizing stronger government support for housing, to urban poor advocates acknowledging reforms that benefit underserved…
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