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Upper-Middle-Income Philippines

Latest Daily Tribune news and analysis on Upper-Middle-Income Philippines.

  1. 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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  2. PRESIDENT Bongbong Marcos

    Building cultural, economic bridges

    President Marcos marks the Philippines' upper-middle-income status, visits Sulu and Zamboanga, and strengthens trade and defense ties with Canada.

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  4. The World Bank

    Rich man, poor man

    The threshold only asks whether a household can cover minimum basic needs. It says nothing about savings, emergencies, or plans beyond next payday.

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