11/10/2026
𝙒𝙝𝙤 𝙜𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤 𝙛𝙚𝙚𝙡 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙪𝙥𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙙𝙚? 🪜📈
The Philippines’ recent reclassification as an upper-middle-income country is often seen as a sign of economic progress. But behind the numbers and headlines, does this progress truly mirror the realities and experiences of the Filipino people? 📊
𝐃𝐄𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐑𝐔𝐂𝐓 𝐕𝐈: 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐮𝐬 𝐔𝐩𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐝𝐞?: 𝐀𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐢𝐩𝐩𝐢𝐧𝐞𝐬’ 𝐑𝐞𝐜𝐥𝐚𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐟𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐚𝐧 𝐔𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐫-𝐌𝐢𝐝𝐝𝐥𝐞-𝐈𝐧𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐮𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐲 seeks to look beyond the label and examine what this reclassification says about the country’s economic progress, development, and the lives of its people.
Joining us in this meaningful discussion are 𝐃𝐫. 𝐉𝐚𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐀𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐬𝐮𝐧𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐀𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐨, 𝐌𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐭 𝐃𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐢𝐜𝐤 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧𝐨, and 𝐃𝐫. 𝐑𝐨𝐞𝐡𝐥𝐚𝐧𝐨 𝐁𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐬, moderated by 𝐃𝐫. 𝐌𝐚. 𝐋𝐚𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐢 𝐃. 𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐚.
More than celebrating the progress, let us magnify and dissect the realities behind this “status upgrade”—and who gets to feel its effects 🔍.
Let us dive into this timely conversation and join us this 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐎𝐜𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟐, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔, 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝟐:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 𝐭𝐨 𝟓:𝟎𝟎 𝐏𝐌 at the 𝐈𝐂𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐃 𝐀𝐮𝐝𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐮𝐦, 𝐔𝐏𝐋𝐁, or online via 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦.
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Note: Walk-in participants may be accommodated, subject to seat availability, on a 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐞, 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭-𝐬𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐞𝐝 basis.
📧 For inquiries, please contact Ranz Alwyn Enriquez at 0956 400 7710 or email us at [email protected].
📏 𝗖𝗼-𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗯𝘆:
𝐆𝐨𝐥𝐝 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬
▪️ Colette’s Food Inc.
▪️ Cuento de Cafe
𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬
▪️ UNO Restobar
▪️ SideWok
𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐞 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬
▪️ Mokape Coffee Los Baños
🪜 𝐈𝐧 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
𝐏𝐥𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐦 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬
▪️ Philippine Rural Reconstruction Movement (PRRM)
▪️ UP Society of Management and Economics Students (UP SMES)
▪️ Silliman Economics Society
▪️ MSU Marawi Junior Economics Society
▪️ MMSU Economics Society
▪️ Mindanao State University - General Santos Economics Society
▪️ Bicol University Economics Society
𝐒𝐢𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐫 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬
▪️ UP Alliance of Economics and Management Students (UP AEMS)
▪️ University of the Philippines Visayas Oeconomicus (UPV Oeconomicus)
𝐁𝐫𝐨𝐧𝐳𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬
▪️ UP Baguio Economics Society
▪️ Junior Economists Organization - Bulacan State University Main
▪️ UP Tacloban Economics Society
📃 𝐈𝐧 𝐦𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐚 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡:
▪️ UPLB Perspective
▪️ The Staple
▪️ Radioworld Broadcasting Corporation - CLTV36
▪️ Our Daily News Online
▪️ Great Minds Media, Inc. - Gadgets Magazine
▪️ Explained PH
▪️ UCB Media Philippines Inc - Edge TV
🏤 𝐄𝐧𝐝𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲:
▪️ Junior Philippine Economics Society (JPES)
▪️ Department of Economics (DE)
▪️ College of Economics and Management, Office of the Dean (CEM DO)
▪️ UPLB College of Economics and Management Student Council (UPLB CEM SC)
▪️ UPLB Office of Student Activities (OSA)
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