MANILA, July 5 (Xinhua) — The year-on-year inflation in the Philippines accelerated to 6.1 percent in June from 5.4 percent in May, mainly due to higher prices in food and non-alcohol beverages and transport, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) said on Tuesday.
PSA head Dennis Mapa said the June inflation was the highest recorded since October 2018. The average inflation for the first half of this year st