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income inequality

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on income inequality.

  3. Lucena low-income inflation hits 7.2%

    Lucena low-income inflation hits 7.2%

    Lucena City recorded CALABARZON’s highest inflation rate for low-income households in August at 7.2 percent, driven by housing costs and food prices.

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    PSE 1H net income rises 19.8 percent

    The Philippine Stock Exchange Inc. (PSE) reported a 19.8 percent increase in first-half net income to P608.38 million from P508.03 million a year earlier,…

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  6. Security Bank 1H income up 4%

    Security Bank 1H income up 4%

    Security Bank Corp. reported P6.1 billion in net income for the first half of 2026, up 4 percent year-on-year, as stronger revenues, improved operating…

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  7. SM Investment Corporation president and CEO Frederic DyBuncio (left), and Jonathan Ng, president of SM Retail Inc., at SMIC’s first half of the year media briefing in Pasay City on Wednesday, 12 August 2026.

    SMIC’s H1 net income rises 8% to P45.9B

    Banking remained SM Investment Corp.’s largest earnings contributor, accounting for 47 percent of group net income, followed by property at 27 percent, retail…

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  8. Pag-IBIG income hits record P41.35B

    Pag-IBIG income hits record P41.35B

    Pag-IBIG Fund posts a record P41.35 billion net income in the first half of 2026, up 24 percent, as housing loans, investments and cost management drive…

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  9. Tristaneil D. Las Marias

    Filinvest Land nets P2.21-B 1H income

    Filinvest Land Inc. posted a 4 percent rise in first-half net income to P2.21 billion, driven by stronger property revenues, a 50 percent jump in reservation…

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  10. SOUTHBOUND commuters crowd the Main Avenue station of the EDSA Bus Carousel on the morning of 17 June 2025, navigating long lines and a cramped staircase—the only access point to both lanes of the carousel.

    House panel OKs P350K tax-free income threshold

    The House Committee on Ways and Means has approved a bill raising the tax-free annual income threshold from P250,000 to P350,000, a key priority of President…

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  11. URC profit rises 10% as brands drive growth

    URC profit rises 10% as brands drive growth

    Universal Robina Corporation (URC) reported a 10% rise in second-quarter profit in 2026, as strong demand for branded consumer foods and animal nutrition…

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  13. BDO Unibank remains the Philippines’ largest financial institution, providing comprehensive banking and financial services and featuring an extensive network of over 1,400 branches and 4,400 ATMs nationwide.

    BDO posts record P40.7-B first-half net income

    The country’s largest bank sustained strong operating momentum during the first six months of the year, with its loan portfolio expanding 15 percent to P3.9…

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  14. Unsound nation

    Unsound nation

    Self-rated low-income families have climbed from 48 percent of households in June 2022, the month Marcos took office, to 52 percent as of a March 2026 survey.

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  15. Income tax overhaul eyed amid high prices

    Income tax overhaul eyed amid high prices

    House Ways and Means chair Rep. Miro Quimbo seeks to review personal income tax brackets, bonuses and salary deductions to help Filipino workers cope with…

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  16. Hyping a mirage

    Hyping a mirage

    Poverty has been growing under the Marcos Jr. administration. Self-rated low-income families increased from 12.2 million, or 48 percent of the total, in June…

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