[Vantage Point] One peso, two fortunes: The hidden energy bill

Rappler - Oct 28, 2026

The Philippines' underlying vulnerability is a structural imbalance between the dollars the country earns and those it spends

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[Vantage Point] One peso, two fortunes: The hidden energy bill

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