The Philippines’ inflation settled at 2.9 percent in January 2025, within the government’s target range of 2 percent to 4 ...

Annual rate of price increases in Eastern Visayas remained at 1.3 percent in January 2025, same as the previous month’s level ...

IN RECENT YEARS, the Philippines has experienced a sharp rise in inflation and fluctuating exchange rates. The peso depreciated by 10.5% against the US dollar in 2022, briefly recovered with a 1% ...

The Philippines’ inflation rate rose to 2.9% in December 2024, driven by soaring food, housing, and utility costs. Despite meeting inflation targets, the increase in prices continues to burden ...

For most Filipinos, the Marcos administration is not doing enough to control the increase in prices of basic goods and ...

The Philippine central bank will take a "measured approach" in easing policy rates, it said on Wednesday, as annual inflation ...

MANILA, Philippines — Since the pandemic struck, inflation—the rising cost of basic necessities—has consistently topped Filipinos’ list of concerns in various surveys. As a result ...

BMI, a Fitch Solutions unit, is expecting consumer spending to continue to grow this year, driven by strong economic growth. "We hold a positive outlook for consumer spending in the Philippines, with ...

The Philippines' consumer price inflation held steady at the start of the year after rising in the previous three months, data from ...

(1st UPDATE) By commodity, tomatoes see the highest inflation in January 2025, surging to 155.7% from an already high 120.8% in December 2024 MANILA, Philippines – The Philippines’ inflation ...

MANILA -- The Philippines declared a "food security emergency" on Monday, allowing it to release its buffer stocks of rice into the market as part of government efforts to manage inflation.