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A YEAR into the Marcos Jr. administration, local economists are looking for concrete projects and programs that would address the country’s food security issues, especially with inflation remaining elevated and the impending El Niño. University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE) Associate Professor Karl Robert L. Jandoc said he…
THE wage hike approved for the National Capital Region (NCR) may be among the highest approved in Metro Manila but, local economists said, this could also increase prices and cut jobs, particularly in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs). With this, economists said the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) may…
THE Philippines will weather global headwinds such as the specter of recession in Europe as the country will rely on its own people and industries, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) and local economists. Over the weekend, think tank Oxford Economics said soaring energy prices across the…
A MARCOS JR. administration would pave the way for the completion of the “unfinished business” of the Duterte administration, according to local economists. Economists such as Ateneo Center for Research and Development (ACERD) Associate Director Ser Percival K. Peña-Reyes said this means the passage of the remaining tax reform packages…