A look at changes in consumer spending behavior. Highlights:The post-pandemic period has shown evidence of changes in consumer spending behaviorConsumer spending has recovered reaching P16.7 trillion in 2022, 17.1% above the 2019 figureThe numbers show evidence validating two themes –… Read More »What are Filipinos Spending On: The Pandemic Effect
Inflation is a critical variable impacting decision-making and policy direction. For the most part, decision-makers are only able to appreciate the headline inflation number. This may ignore significant developments which underlie this headline number. There are two analytical frameworks which… Read More »Inflation: September 2023: The Province of Iloilo relative to the Philippines
A deeper look at the New Year power catastrophe Anyare? A happens. B caused A to happen. C is the solution to fix B so that A does not happen again. D needs to be done to get to C.… Read More »Blackout Part 2: An Unacceptable Event in Need of Answers
As the first batch of students who have gone through the entirety of the K-12 program are about to graduate, it is worrying to note that 4 of the 10 who started that journey will not be able to graduate… Read More »The K-12 Experiment