Philippines fuel prices among highest in ASEAN region

April 19, 2026

Only 5% of 50,000 recorded medicines are VAT-exempt

April 19, 2026

LPG and kerosene tax cuts: Too little for too few

April 16, 2026

LPG and kerosene tax cuts will not bring the quick-disbursing and recurring relief that struggling families need.

The price Filipinos have to pay for medicines

April 13, 2026

Minimum Wage and FLW per region (as of March 2026)

April 13, 2026

NCR Family Living Wage (as of March 2026)

April 13, 2026

PH fuel among costliest in ASEAN due to deregulation

April 10, 2026

NEWS

Persistently high fuel prices in the Philippines—now among the highest in ASEAN—are the result of deliberate government policy choices.

Most Filipinos trapped in precarious work, face deeper crisis from oil price shocks

April 8, 2026

NEWS

Latest labor force data confirms that millions of Filipino families are highly vulnerable to rising fuel costs and higher inflation, pushing them into even deeper poverty.

Poverty due to weak engines of growth

April 2, 2026