Western Visayas inflation climbs to 8.4%

Western Visayas inflation climbs to 8.4%

ILOILO CITY — Inflation in Western Visayas accelerated further to 8.4 percent in August, driven largely by higher housing and utility costs, transportation, and food prices, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The August inflation rate was higher than July’s 7.8 percent rate, and a sharp reversal from the 0.3-percent deflation recorded in the region in August 2025. It was also substantially higher than the national inflation …

COST-OF-LIVING SQUEEZE: WV inflation at 8.4% 4th-highest in PH as transport, utility, health costs surge

ILOILO City — Western Visayans are feeling an increasingly painful squeeze on their household budgets as the region’s inflation rate soared to 8.4 percent in August, the fourth-highest in the country, driven by sharply rising transport, utility and healthcare costs. The August inflation rate accelerated from 7.8 percent in July, marking a significant deterioration for […]