Rising prices drive street-level discontent
“Groceries and food are so hard to buy now. Even if you earn minimum wage, it still doesn’t fit the budget,” Emilyn said in Filipino, echoing the frustration…
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“Groceries and food are so hard to buy now. Even if you earn minimum wage, it still doesn’t fit the budget,” Emilyn said in Filipino, echoing the frustration…
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Until economic policy shows up in the palengke, not just in speeches, public dismay will keep growing.
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Dour economic outlook, coupled with Phl’s outstanding debt soaring to a record P17.71 trillion soured market sentiment while the peso dipped amid mild…
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‘The monthly uptick was mainly driven by higher fish and rice prices, alongside elevated global oil prices and LPG rate hikes.’
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‘Headline inflation and inflation for the lowest 30 percent of income households in the country continue to remain low and under control. The government…
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Malacañang Palace on Thursday said the country’s current inflation rate remains within the government’s outlook through 2027.
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ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) continued to see an overall decline in consumer prices in December, even as…
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PSA Western Visayas said the increase was largely fueled by rising prices of food and non-alcoholic beverages.
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In a Palace briefing on Thursday, Presidential Communications Office spokesperson Undersecretary Claire Castro said to cushion the impact of peso depreciation,…
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The BSP said it projects inflation at 3.2 percent in 2026 and 3.0 percent in 2027, both comfortably within the government’s target range.
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The Development Budget Coordination Committee (DBCC) will maintain its headline inflation target range of 2 to 4 percent until the end of the Marcos Jr.…
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Just days into the New Year, fight fans are already drooling over with excitement following the announcement that Naoya Inoue and Junto Nakatani are on a…
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The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that average headline inflation for 2025 settled at 1.7 percent, well below the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas…
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Currently, the Philippines and Indonesia impose the highest VAT in the region at 12 percent, while Cambodia, Vietnam and Laos impose only 10 percent.
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is moving to stabilize chili pepper supply in 2026 as recurring price spikes, driven largely by weather disruptions,…
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When businesses are forced to pay bribes or public funds are stolen, the resulting losses are made up for in higher prices.
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Thirteen police officers and Basij members were injured by stone throwing.
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Inflation for December is projected to settle between 1.2 and 2.0 percent, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Monday.
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