AS higher food prices drove the inflation rate to increase in March, Finance Secretary Ralph G. Recto said the government is monitoring the effects of El Niño in vulnerable sectors to mitigate inflation. The Department of Finance (DOF) said that despite the effects of El Niño in March, the government…
Amid calls for Senate intervention on the rising cost of fertilizer on rice, a top official from Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) said price movements of this particular farm input are beyond the Philippine government’s control amid a liberalized regime. As this developed, the Department of