Tag: Economy

A 30 percent hike in fuel prices spurred hundreds of drivers to hold protests across Indonesia as they struggle to make ends meet

The worsening condition in Sri Lanka can also happen in the Philippines and other Asian countries, which are dependent to foreign debts

Pope Francis prays for small businesses in his prayer intention for the month of August

The sector has long been reliant on migrants from neighboring Indonesia for back-breaking plantation work

Environmentalists say growth has come at an incalculable cost, with a toxic melange of dyes, tanning acids and other dangerous chemicals

“If the plight of the farmers will not be addressed ... everyone else in the country will starve"

The crises will grow worse and we can expect hardship ahead with more belt-tightening

“The economy must be converted, it must be converted now. We have to convert from the liberal economy to the economy shared by people"

Let us liberate humanity, especially the Filipino people, from the quagmire of so much unbridled materialism and consumerism

Regular blackouts, acute shortages of food and fuel and record inflation have sparked increasing public discontent in the country