National Capital Region (NCR)

Inflation steady, but Filipinos still hurting

November 7, 2025

Inflation stayed low in October, but this hasn’t eased the burden on Filipino households troubled with expensive prices of food and utilities.

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IBON — Php238 NCR wage hike doable without worsening inflation

October 11, 2018

As the Metro Manila regional wage board deliberates a minimum wage hike for later this month, research group IBON said that a much-needed Php238 minimum wage increase is possible and need not be inflationary. Millions of Filipino workers including in the National Capital Region (NCR) are burdened by high prices of goods and services. The […]