Why a Siargao flight can cost more than Davao – or even a trip abroad
Tourist demand isn’t the issue for Siargao, El Nido, and Busuanga; the bigger question is whether their airport infrastructure is too underinvested to keep fares affordable.
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As peso lingers at record-low P62, what does it mean for Filipinos?
The Philippine peso has never been this weak. Here’s how that could affect everything from fuel prices to remittances.
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[In this Economy] PISA 2025: Much better scores, but the learning crisis remains
The improvements are real, but that’s what you get from intense preparation. As with any student determined to ace an exam, preparation is key.
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No travel tax, no budget: Can TIEZA keep its tourism projects alive?
The pesky travel tax is easy to hate, but abolishing it could leave multi-year tourism infrastructure projects in limbo, especially with TIEZA not getting anything in the proposed 2027 budget
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MAP: Where Filipino families earn the most and least
Rappler’s data visualizations map the cities and provinces where Filipino families earn the most, revealing a persistent Luzon-Mindanao divide, based on the PSA’s latest Family Income and Expenditure Survey
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Welcome to the ‘United States of Makati,’ where family income is PH’s highest – and most unequal
Makati had the country’s highest average family income at P796,990 in 2025, but families in its top 10% earned nearly eight times as much as those in the bottom 10%
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From ghost projects to growth slump, Marcos now faces a spending dilemma
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. says government must spend faster to revive growth, but after the flood-control mess, even he warns that ‘throwing money at the problem simply doesn’t solve it’
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[In This Economy] The Philippine economy is stuck in a rut
It’s a classic case of bad governance leading to bad economics
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[Ask the Tax Whiz] PROGRESS or GINHAWA: Which reform can truly increase take-home pay?
In this week’s Ask the Tax Whiz, we compare both proposals and examine how they can support a credible roadmap toward ₱1 million in tax-free income for every Filipino
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[Puso at Diwa] Foreign currency deposit secrecy: Time for a constitutional rethink
The uncertainty surrounding the interaction between constitutional impeachment powers and statutory bank secrecy is itself a weakness in the country’s accountability framework
