ILLUSTRATION BY RUTH MACAPAGAL MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines has finally crossed the threshold into upper-middle income country (Umic) status. While this is a much-awaited event, it

This milestone is real, and it took decades of work by millions of Filipinos, not any single administration

The Philippines has officially entered the World Bank’s upper-middle-income category, with its gross national income per capita reaching $4,850, exceeding the $4,636 threshold in…