Tag: food prices

Substantial wage hike urgent amid unabated rising prices

Pebrero 6, 2025

The Marcos Jr administration should couple substantial wage hikes with a truly transformative economic plan that includes strategically tempering inflation.

Rice inflation highest in 15 years, shows gov’t failing to manage inflation — IBON

Marso 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

Setyembre 5, 2023

A competent agriculture secretary is needed to stop food inflation from worsening

PH inflation among the highest in Southeast Asia—IBON

Mayo 7, 2023

The Philippine inflation rate has further eased in April after the 14-year high of 8.7% in January, but it will likely remain high and volatile because the government has not taken decisive steps to lower prices.