No Crisis Here: On Governments That Tell You Not To Panic

The Philippine government says "no crisis here" but formed a crisis committee on the same day it said that. This episode traces the oil price surge triggered by the Strait of Hormuz closure, the data showing just how exposed the Philippines really is, and the old familiar pattern of governments managing optics while ordinary people absorb the cost. We look at what MUFG Research, the Institute of International Finance, and the numbers on the ground are actually saying, and why the gap between official language and lived reality keeps widening. From Three Mile Island to Malacannang, the playbook hasn't changed much.This episode is AI-narrated. Read the full article at https://www.morningcoffeethoughts.org.