Inflation in May 2016 accelerated to 1.6 percent from 1.1 percent in the previous month as both food and non-food prices picked up in the period, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA). “The increase in inflation can be attributed to higher demand due to election spending and partly to supply constraints in continue reading : ELECTION SPENDING, EL NIÑO PUSH INFLATION UP IN MAY 2016
STATEMENT OF SECRETARY EMMANUEL ESGUERRA AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE 2015 1ST SEMESTER OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS
STATEMENT Secretary of Socioeconomic Planning Emmanuel F. Esguerra Press Conference on the 2015 First Semester Official Poverty Statistics (As delivered by NEDA Deputy Director-General Rosemarie G. Edillon) 18 March 2016, 10:00 AM Elements at Centris, Quezon City Members of the media, my colleagues in government, ladies and gentlemen, good morning. As reported by the Philippine continue reading : STATEMENT OF SECRETARY EMMANUEL ESGUERRA AT THE PRESS CONFERENCE ON THE 2015 1ST SEMESTER OFFICIAL POVERTY STATISTICS
