IBON Foundation: Upper-middle income milestone doesn’t reflect Filipinos’ realities
Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. Executive Director Sonny Africa and Research Head Rosario Guzman share their insights on the country's economic situation during IBON Foundation’s Birdtalk Midyear 2026 at UP Diliman. IBON Foundation executive director Sonny Africa described the World Bank classification as a “mere statistical classification,” saying it masks deeper structural problems in employment, inequality, and industrial development.
- ▪Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism.
- ▪Executive Director Sonny Africa and Research Head Rosario Guzman share their insights on the country's economic situation during IBON Foundation’s Birdtalk Midyear 2026 at UP Diliman.
- ▪IBON Foundation executive director Sonny Africa described the World Bank classification as a “mere statistical classification,” saying it masks deeper structural problems in employment, inequality, and industrial development.
Rappler files mainly under world. We currently carry 94 of its stories.
Opening excerpt (first ~120 words) tap to expand
window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-top-billboard" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "oop" ); window.rapplerAds.displayAd( "mobile-oop" ); Philippine economy IBON Foundation: Upper-middle income milestone doesn’t reflect Filipinos’ realities Jul 25, 2026 5:15 PM PHT Felix Rey Van Olandria Listen to this article Upgrade to listen Powered by Speechify Already have Rappler+? Sign in to listen to groundbreaking journalism. BIRDTALK MIDYEAR 2026. Executive Director Sonny Africa and Research Head Rosario Guzman share their insights on the country's economic situation during IBON Foundation’s Birdtalk Midyear 2026 at UP Diliman.
…
Excerpt limited to ~120 words for fair-use compliance. The full article is at Rappler.
Discussion
0 commentsMore from Rappler
![[OPINION] From fugitives to courage, all that escapes the Marcos admin](/img-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rappler.com%2Ftachyon%2F2026%2F07%2FMARCOS-YEAR-4-JUSTICE-JUL-25-2026.jpg&w=320)
![[OPINION] Para sa aking mga kapatid](/img-proxy?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.rappler.com%2Ftachyon%2F2026%2F07%2FINC-DIFF-VIEW.jpg&w=320)
