BusinessWorld E-paper
June 1, 2026
PHILIPPINE INFLATION likely hit its fastest pace in over three years as elevated oil prices amid the ongoing Middle East war drove up food costs and kept the peso weak against the dollar, analysts said.
The headline print may have accelerated to 7.9% last month from 7.2% in April and 1.3% a year earlier, according to a median estimate of 16 economists polled by BusinessWorld.
