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.

Bakit tuloy-tuloy ang pagtaas ng presyo ng bilihin sa bansa? Ano ang solusyon?

April 14, 2025

Kaliwa’t kanan ang pahayag ng gobyernong Marcos Jr na nilulutas nito ang inflation, pero walang nakikitang epekto hanggang ngayon. Ano nga ba ang nagtutulak ng mataas na presyo at paano ito sosolusyonan?

A history of power rate hikes and price rigging

February 12, 2019

Deregulating rates and privatizing power through EPIRA

February 12, 2019

Oil Price Hikes More Often, Unjust Under Deregulation

February 1, 2019

Oil Deregulation Begets Overpricing; TRAIN Aggravates It

January 16, 2019

​Why rice tariffication does not guarantee lower rice prices

August 25, 2018

Accelerating inflation is becoming worrisome for tens of millions of low-income Filipino families. Since the Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) kicked off early this year, the prices of goods and services have climbed incessantly. Rice inflation itself accelerated from just 1.5% in the beginning of 2018 to a 5% high in July. Inflation […]

Consumers to pay big business, foreign firms’ income tax under Duterte bill

October 20, 2017

By Arnold Padilla (Released at the launch of consumer network Samahan at Ugnayan ng Konsyumer para sa Ikauunlad ng Bayan (SUKI)) When President Rodrigo Duterte told striking jeepney drivers and operators “Magtiis kayo sa hirap at gutom”, he could be as well speaking to all poor Filipinos who struggle with ever-rising cost of electricity, water and […]

Rehashed neoliberal policies: One year of Dutertenomics

June 28, 2017

The Philippines is in a worsening socio-economic crisis. The direction of economic policies under the Duterte administration is alarming and in urgent need of correction. The government’s economic team still uses the anti-development policy framework of past administrations which will mean greater economic distress for the majority of Filipinos. The economy’s poor performance since June […]