Talk of the Town: Numbers that hardly matter
Comments on “Numbers that hardly matter,” (Social Climate by Mahar Mangahas, 11/22/25) via https://opinion.inquirer.net:
Resulting numbers will always matter if they are based on scientific facts and theories (proven explanation of the facts)—even if they “promote envy” like in cross-country comparison as long as the lessons are learned, not swept under the rug.
Romy S. Aquino
I don’t believe in the 2 percent inflation rate as consumer products keep increasing and never went down. People are already stressed out on the prices of goods in the market that even retailers are complaining of low sales as consumers hardly afford to sustain their daily life.
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Several economists and historians have been pointing out recently that the economy remained weak throughout not because of corruption but because it did not have an industrial policy.
Monk Manuel
