food prices
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.
Low real wages, more expensive food, as of February 2025
March 6, 2025
Substantial wage hike urgent amid unabated rising prices
February 6, 2025
The Marcos Jr administration should couple substantial wage hikes with a truly transformative economic plan that includes strategically tempering inflation.
Low real wages, more expensive food, as of January 2025
February 6, 2025
Low real wages, more expensive food (as of August 2024)
September 6, 2024
Rice inflation highest in 15 years, shows gov’t failing to manage inflation — IBON
March 5, 2024
The uptick in February headline inflation, pushed by the rapid increase in rice prices, shows that the Marcos administration’s so-called measures to tame inflation are not working.
IBON Executive Director on increasing food inflation
September 5, 2023
A competent agriculture secretary is needed to stop food inflation from worsening
