marcos jr administration
Widespread informality (March 2026)
May 13, 2026
Low real wages, more expensive food (April 2026)
May 13, 2026
GDP growth in Southeast Asia
May 13, 2026
Inflation rate in Southeast Asia
May 13, 2026
Poorest regions, least health workers
May 7, 2026
BBM completes stagflationary hat trick: Soaring prices, worsening jobs, slowing growth
May 7, 2026
ANALYSIS
The government cannot claim that it is addressing problems “directly and decisively” when families are forced to pay more for essentials as their livelihoods become even more insecure.
PH minimum wages are poverty wages
April 30, 2026
Unemployment rate in Southeast Asia
April 30, 2026
The jobs crisis is real. With weak growth and job-generating economic engines, PH has the highest unemployment in Southeast Asia, followed by Myanmar, Vietnam, Singapore, and Thailand, per available data.
