When Good News Didn’t Feel Good

Reflections on the Weakening Peso and the Plight of Ordinary Filipinos When I recently checked the exchange rate between the Korean won and the Philippine peso, I discovered that one million won was worth approximately 46,000 pesos. In June 2026, the same amount would have given me less than 40,000 pesos. For someone like me … Continue reading When Good News Didn’t Feel Good