Post-SONA reality: A fog of policy ambiguities

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Weeks after the feel-good SONA speech of President Bongbong Marcos, many citizens are wondering if things are indeed getting better for the nation.

The SWS data through the years show that “self-rated poverty” has been hovering around 50 percent, meaning every other Filipino considers himself/herself as poor.

As to the food inflation, which raged in the first two years of the Marcos administration, Neda Secretary Arsenio Balisacan lost no time reassuring the nation that it has been tamed.

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Author / Journalist: Rene E. Ofreneo

Category: BusinessStartups

Markets: PhilippinesChinaVietnam

Topics: Column Opinion

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Published On: 2024-08-22 @ 16:02:00 (15 hours ago)

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