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Average family earnings climbed to ₱411,350 in 2025, yet expenditure surged faster at 24.7%, leaving less room for savings and tightening budgets across all income groups.
Both core and headline consumer prices accelerated in July, driven by a sharp electricity adjustment, though the pace remains under economist expectations
Diesel jumps by 2.31 pesos per liter Tuesday, compounding a brutal month for Philippine consumers already grappling with persistent inflation and monsoon disruptions
The world's second-largest market saw demand slip to 14.54 billion servings in 2025, pressured by currency weakness and rising input costs across Southeast Asia.
Sustained growth and easing inflation helped 6.5 million Filipinos escape poverty between 2023 and 2025, though new headwinds threaten the pace of progress.
Inflation worries and stock volatility dampen household sentiment even as AI-driven expansion powers GDP to four-decade highs
E10 gasoline and diesel both climbed this week, tracking a surge in global benchmarks driven by Iran-UAE trade freeze and Hormuz Strait disruptions
