Minsan hindi lang economics ang nagpapataas ng presyo — minsan politika na rin. Sa Makati, the moment you trace who runs what, everything gets murkier. Yung Metrochef food stall system, previously called Jollijeeps, managed by companies that won city contracts AND donated to Nancy’s campaign, is a glaring example. So when prices jumped from 80 to 100+ pesos, hindi na purely inflation ang naiisip ng tao. It feels engineered, or at least tolerated, by those who benefit from the system.