Netflix subs and payday sales will buoy PH's economy
The new Marcos Jr. administration is confident that the country will be able to get back up after a rough year for finances. That and an extra 12% charge for our online shopping.
Imports and inflation, what’s the plan Mr. President?
As the Philippine economy reels from blow after blow, and the global economy is rattled, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. gathers his Cabinet for the first time to discuss importation.
Can we “ayuda” our way through the fuel crisis?
The Filipino transport sector bears the brunt of rising gas prices. Without proper interventions, cost of living in the Philippines will continue to skyrocket and leave consumers in more financial trouble.
The mess President Marcos Jr. has to pay for
The Duterte administration is passing the baton to Marcos Jr. and it comes with one heck of a cost.
Hungry for economic recovery
Struggling to supply mouths to feed, billionaires crying about losing chump change, and the US saying they got this while other countries are in fact, not having this.
The Peso downgrade
If you have spare dollars lying around, you can exchange them for a higher rate right now. While it might seem you’re getting more bang for your buck at the moment, you just might have to pay more for stuff later.
Nevermind, crypto bros are doing okay
The crypto space wasn’t feeling too good last week. They still aren’t at the moment but that’s not stopping the crypto people from being crypto people.
Crypto bros down bad
The crypto community is not feeling too good at the moment with insane inflation, investors not willing to put up with any of it, and a tech billionaire roasting them for it.
The light at the end of the PH economy tunnel
Fiscal plans for the next six years are being set in stone while the Philippines tries to celebrate not being the absolute worst in Asia for money problems.
The slow burn that is economic recovery
It’s a very long road ahead for financial recovery and it’s because of a lot of external factors that can’t be controlled. Except taxes, those are inevitable.
Debt and taxes…and uncertainty
We’re hitting all-time highs—Windfall gains for stocks, record-breaking debt, and skyrocketing gas prices—but it doesn’t necessarily mean that things are looking up.
Panicking early for the economy
Someone get a fortune teller for the economy and make sure they only say the good parts.
We’re building towards a future of bills
“A major setback for a minor comeback” says the Philippines.
Nothing is certain, except Marcos Jr. and taxes
As we are slowly trying to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, a new unavoidable virus is about to infect all of us, and it’s called taxes.
What will the economy look like under Marcos Jr.?
It’s all a big question mark for the economy, and our wallets, under the BBM leadership.
Higher isn't always better
Policy changes, wage increases, and inflation annoyances. We just can’t seem to catch a break.
Wealth for health
COVID is an expensive thing to deal with, and it will continue to cost us a lot of resources for the foreseeable future.
The whole world’s watching our bank accounts crying
“C’mon now, do something,” investors say as they poke the Philippine economy with a ten-foot stick.
The next PH president will upset your wallet
Foreign investors are making moves ahead of the initial results of the Philippine elections, and it’s not the good kind.
Hello high inflation, goodbye e-sabong
The Philippines’ inflation rate hit 4.9% in April, the highest since January 2019, as rising oil and electricity prices pushed up costs of other commodities. Meanwhile, President Duterte has ordered a stop to e-sabong.