00:00 The price of products and services in the country has increased rapidly.
00:03 According to the Philippine Statistics Authority,
00:06 the inflation rate of February is 3.4%.
00:09 That's higher than 2.8% in January.
00:14 This is the first time it has increased rapidly after four months of slowing down.
00:18 The main reason for this is, according to the PSA,
00:20 the faster increase in food and non-alcoholic beverages and transportation.
00:26 The increase in house prices, water, electricity, gas, and oil also added to the increase.
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