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The high prices of food, fuel and transport are testing the patience of Filipino consumers. It is common for ordinary Filipinos nowadays to complain about their shrinking budget.


President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is not oblivious to the complaints of the consumers. He knows the problem well, even conceding that life “is getting hard” for Filipinos amid rising inflation.

It was an aspiration that started blossoming in 2011. We held the 1st OFW and Family Summit on Nov. 24 with the theme “Kabuhayan Para sa Kinabukasan” which encapsulated our vision for Filipinos working abroad — that they acquire the skills and knowledge of entrepreneurship so that the money they earned through hard work and a lot of sacrifice will not go to waste.

Our economy shows resilience amid various challenges, but one sector that needs further improvement is our exports that lag behind imports in terms of growth.


Boosting our exports will help cure our widening trade deficit and prevent the depreciation of the peso against the US dollar and other currencies.