Beyond system loss: Filipinos need system change
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s call in his fifth State of the Nation Address to stop passing system loss charges and their corresponding Value-Added Tax (VAT) on to electricity consumers is…
When inflation targets women
Inflation is often discussed in numbers: percentages, forecasts and policy targets. But behind those figures are lives, and in the Philippines today, it is women in marginalized sectors who are…
Is cutting excise tax on LPG, kerosene helpful to the poor?
DAVAO CITY, Philippines - The Marcos Jr. administration has suspended its excise tax collection on LPG and kerosene. It says this will benefit households who are feeling the impact of…