FILIPINOS may have heaved a sigh of relief as inflation cooled in September but one of the causes, lower rice prices, may be temporary and lead to greater volatility in domestic prices of the staple, ...
The 11-strong senatorial slate of progressive Makabayan Coalition on Friday filed their certificates of candidacy (COCs) for ...
The situation is even more dire in regions like the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao, where the cost of family living is a staggering P2,045, but the minimum wage is a paltry P361.
For instance, before the pandemic in 2019, the Philippines incurred interest expense in the amount of P361 billion. Due to the rapid accumulation of loans to fund COVID-19 mitigation, the NG paid ...