MANILA, Philippines — The country’s inflation rate rose to 2.4 percent in February from 2 percent in January, the Philippine Statistics Authority reported on Thursday. The uptrend in the overall inflation in February was primarily influenced by the faster increases in the average prices of heavily-weighted food and non-alcoholic beverages. The index for this basket increased to 1.8 percent during the month from 1.1 percent in January 2026. READ: Poll: February inflation may have hit 13-month high In addition, faster annual increases were observed in the indices of the following commodity groups during the month: READ: Philippine inflation rate hits 11-month […]... Keep on reading: Breaking: Philippine inflation rises to 2.4% in February