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Ramon Ang’s net worth

March 29, 2026

How much will taxing billionaire wealth raise to help ordinary Filipinos?

March 29, 2026

The government’s declaration of a national emergency will need large funding to be meaningful. A billionaire wealth tax generating at least Php500 billion will help ensure that more Filipinos will be given more help for as long as they need.

Double whammy of record-low peso and high global oil prices to drive up inflation

March 20, 2026

the all-time low peso and surging global oil prices are a double whammy that will double inflation in the coming months, hitting millions of poor Filipino families the hardest

Highest joblessness since 2022 due to economy’s structural defects

March 15, 2026

The Marcos Jr administration needs to acknowledge and urgently address these problems, which cannot be reduced to last year’s corruption controversies and will only worsen as global oil shocks bear down in the coming months.

Oil shocks risk further erosion of Filipinos’ purchasing power

March 10, 2026

Many Filipinos’ meager incomes will not keep pace with the rising cost of living driven by higher fuel prices.