The politics of sugar
The Philippines is the ninth largest producer of sugar in the world and the second largest in Southeast Asia, next to Thailand.
The Philippines is the ninth largest producer of sugar in the world and the second largest in Southeast Asia, next to Thailand.
Ang na fact-check na video, na mayroon nang 300 shares, ay naglalaman ng mga conspiracy theories na walang basehan na gusto daw paunlarin ni Marcos ang ekonomiya ng Pilipinas gamit ang gold-backed currency, ngunit ito ay pinigilan ng mga global financial institutions
The debunked video, which already has some 300 shares, traffics on conspiracy theories to claim without any basis that Marcos wanted to alleviate the Philippine economy by issuing gold-backed currency, but was thwarted by global financial institutions.
46% of Filipino adults believe that the economy will be better in the next 2 months, according to a latest Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey.
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) was confident of a good economic outlook at the end of July despite the threat of the Covid-19 Delta variant that tightened quarantine protocols in Metro Manila.