by RALPH LAUREN ABAINZA From stews to salads, onion is a staple ingredient in many Filipino dishes. It is no wonder that the exponential increase in the price of onions in the past few months is a heated national issue. Photo: Goh Rhy Yan/Unsplash Due to a variety of factors, like the series of...
DAVAO CITY – The Davao region logged a 9.7 percent inflation rate last November, the highest among the 17 regions in the country. A report released by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)-Davao on Sunday, Jan. 8, said the region’s inflation rate slightly improved compared to the 9.8...
The higher inflation rate recorded in December calls for an improved production of agricultural products in the country, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. said. President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. An inflation rate of 8.1 percent was recorded in December, 2022, which is .1 percent...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda would rather look a the bright side amid the Philippines' rather depressing 8.1 percent inflation rate for December 2022, which pushes the whole year average to 5.8 percent. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) “There is good reason to believe that...
Consumer prices quickened even further in December, driven mainly by faster increases in food prices particularly vegetables during the holidays that brought the country’s full-year inflation rate way beyond the government’s target, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. In...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government can now better manage the skyrocketing consumer prices following President Marcos’ order extending the reduced import duties on key commodities. In a statement, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno welcomed the extension of the low Most Favoured...
The outdated representation and transportation allowance (RATA) and per diem rates of local government unit (LGUs) officials need to be revised. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Thus, said Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, who directed the request to the Department of Budget and...
Amid the public outrage over the Department of Trade and Industry's (DTI) suggested P500 noche buena, Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman shared on Twitter a hearty menu for the traditional Chirstmas meal that only costs P4. Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) The catch is, Lagman is...
TOKYO, Japan -- Prices in Japan rose at their fastest pace since 1981 in November, data showed Friday, fuelled in part by higher energy costs. Core consumer prices, which exclude volatile fresh food costs, climbed 3.7 percent last month, compared to a year earlier, data released by the internal...
Suffice it to say that P3PWD Party-list nominee Rowena Guanzon flatly rejects the supposed pronouncements from the Department of Trade Industry (DTI) that P500 is adequate budget for a Filipino noche buena. The at-times feisty Guanzon took to Twitter on Tuesday, Dec. 20 to give a particular...
Majority of Filipinos believe that the Philippine economy is the most important issue that President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. should focus on. A poll conducted by PUBLiCUS Asia Inc. covering a total of 1,500 female and male Filipino respondents showed that at least 25 percent of...
#MINDANAO John Tria The recent announcement of the eight percent inflation rate for November was met with some concern for the same reasons I mentioned in my Nov. 21 column where I discussed the four outcomes of inflation. Again, I say that I am not an economist nor prophet. I can only speak as a...
