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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.
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.
Medicines are next
March 30, 2026
FEATURES
At face value it may sound like a gentle reminder that prevention is better than cure, but it screams a harder truth: Filipinos cannot afford to be sick.
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
Rice and Imperialism
At a risky crossroads
March 19, 2026
FEATURES
At the crossroads of national food security and imperialist interests, the government has consistently chosen the latter.
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.
PH oil troubles: By the numbers
March 13, 2026
FEATURES
The measures the Marcos Jr admin takes to address economic shocks by the US-Israel attack on Iran have to be weighed against the magnitude of the problems at hand.
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.
