Prices of corn, flour, and seafood prices remain expensive despite the easing of inflation from 8.6 percent in February to 7.6 percent in March. Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda mentioned these specific goods in his inflation rate...
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan- Pakistan's year-on-year inflation hit 35.37 percent in March -- the highest in nearly five decades -- as the government scrambled to meet International Monetary Fund (IMF) conditions to unlock a desperately needed bailout. Month-on-month inflation was 3.72 percent, according to...
CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY – In order to survive amid prohibitive prices of goods and services in the country, changing the budgeting style is a must nowadays for consumers. Mae Shanne Angelic Siglos, a call center agent and a mother of three from Barangay Lapasan here, said because of the inflation, she...
ILOILO CITY – Western Visayas registered an inflation rate of 10.8 percent in February, the highest in more than 14 years, the Philippine Statistics Authority said. A FRUIT and vegetable stall in an outdoor market in Iloilo City. The inflation rate in Western Visayas climbed to 10.8 percent in...
Senate President Juan Miguel “Migz” Zubiri on Monday, February 20, announced that the Senate is increasing this year’s inflationary adjustment aid to its employees. From P12,000, the Senate increased the amount to P50,000, which the employees will receive in August 2023. “(This is) to help...
Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Quimbo has urged the country’s top economic managers to immediately facilitate the distribution of a P1,000 per family "ayuda" or government subsidy amid the high inflation rate. (MANILA BULLETIN) Quimbo made this appeal to Development Budget Coordination...
There is, so far, no discussion on whether or not the government would duplicate the Senate's inflation relief aid to its employees in the executive department and to the public. Citizens gather in front of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) along Legarda Street, Manila, after...
Moody’s Analytics sees no respite yet for Filipino consumers reeling from skyrocketing prices in recent months as demand for goods and services continued to outpace supply in the domestic market. In a research note on Monday, Feb. 20, Moody’s Analytics said high inflation will be sticking...
Janith Aves, the officer-in-charge of Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) region 10, answers questions from the press during the Northern Mindanao Inflation January 2023 press conference at the regional headquarters of PSA-10 in Cagayan de Oro City on Friday, February 17. (Photo courtesy of...
The Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC) and Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) are being urged to accelerate the clean-up of the list of electric consumers entitled to the government's "lifeline subsidy rate" to help tame the country’s rising inflation rate. Senate Committee on...
CALAPAN CITY, Oriental Mindoro – Region 4-B or the Mimaropa (Oriental Mindoro, Occidental Mindoro, Marinduque, Romblon, and Palawan area) recorded an 8.9 percent inflation rate in January which was higher than the nation’s 8.7 percent. Leni R. Rioflorido, Philippine Statistics Authority...
THE RIGHT MOVE Rikki Mathay Last month’s recorded inflation of 8.7 percent alongside the constant price hikes on basic commodities have been in the headlines of news nearly everyday – from price hikes in agricultural products including onions, fish, flour, to canned goods and even batteries....
