Keynote Address Dr. Ernesto M. Pernia Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Asia Pacific Forum 2017 Public Symposium on “Integration and Inclusiveness in a Digital Society” Marco Polo Ortigas, Pasig City November 23, 2017 Mr. Kazumasa Kusaka, Chairman and CEO of the Japan Economic Forum; Dr. Roehlano Briones, Senior Research Fellow of the Philippine Institute for continue reading : Keynote Address of Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto M. Pernia at the Asia Pacific Forum 2017
INFLATION SLIGHTLY UP DESPITE LOWER FOOD PRICES IN JANUARY 2017
MANILA – Inflation in January 2017 slightly rose to 2.7 percent from 2.6 percent in the previous month, due to upward price movements in non-food items, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). Higher price adjustments in the heavily-weighted housing, water, electricity, gas and other fuels pushed up overall inflation. These non-food items continue reading : INFLATION SLIGHTLY UP DESPITE LOWER FOOD PRICES IN JANUARY 2017