Pia Cayetano: Upper-middle-income status hard to celebrate if unfelt

MANILA, Philippines — Sen. Pia Cayetano said Tuesday that the Philippines’ upper-middle-income status is difficult to celebrate when most Filipinos do not feel an improvement in their lives, as she questioned whether the country’s progress mentioned in President Marcos’ fifth State of the Nation Address (Sona) on Monday was translating into better lives for Filipino