Low real wages, more expensive food (October 2026)

November 10, 2026

Low Real Wages, More Expensive Food, as of July 2026

August 15, 2026

Low real wages, more expensive food (June 2026)

July 9, 2026

Higher prices for rice, LPG, electricity squeeze Filipino families

July 7, 2026

Price hikes show that government’s touted measures to address high prices are not easing the burden on already struggling Filipino households.

Low real wages, more expensive food (April 2026)

May 13, 2026

Low real wages, more expensive food

April 23, 2026

Low real wages, more expensive food (Jan 2026)

February 14, 2026

Low real wages, more expensive food (Dec 2025)

January 9, 2026

Low real wages, more expensive food

May 7, 2025

The 2.4% April inflation rate in the NCR was higher than the tamer 1.4% inflation recorded for all households in the country. On the whole, prices remained high, while unchanged measly nominal minimum wages are still not keeping up.