Pagkontrol sa inflation, nananatiling top concern ng mga Pilipino ayon sa Pulse Asia Survey

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00:00Most Filipinos believe that the government should still prioritize controlling inflation.

00:06This came out in the Pulse Asia Survey a few days before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s third sona.

00:13This is the surprise of Bian Manalo.

00:18Evelyn D. Guzman is forcing her husband to pay for the daily expenses of their family.

00:27She works as an account executive while she earns enough as an encoder in a company in Marikina.

00:38That's why Evelyn is doing all kinds of discounts to save money.

00:43The prices of goods are even higher than now.

00:47I only earn a small amount of money.

00:50When I have children, it's really hard to study.

00:54Evelyn is the only one in the majority of Filipinos who hopes that the government will focus on controlling inflation in the country

01:03based on the Pulse Asia Survey conducted a week before President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s State of the Nation Address or SONA.

01:1372% of Filipinos, or 7 out of 10 Filipinos, believe that the government should still prioritize controlling inflation

01:26or speeding up the price of goods,

01:30in line with raising the wages of workers,

01:33lowering the poverty rate,

01:36cutting jobs,

01:38and fighting corruption.

01:40In spite of all the difficulties, we are transforming the economy.

01:45We are stabilizing the prices of all critical commodities.

01:49According to the Banco Central,

01:51inflation is expected to ease further by the close of the year

01:55and projected at 2.9% by 2024.

02:00The Marcos administration also received a positive net approval rating in resolving several issues in the country,

02:07including protecting overseas Filipino workers,

02:11responding quickly to the time of calamities,

02:14and promoting peace in the country.

02:18The survey was conducted last month

02:20through a face-to-face interview with Filipino adults over the age of 18.

02:27I hope that the wages of the people will be raised a little

02:35so that we can afford our daily needs.

02:41According to the President,

02:42the Philippines is considered the fastest-growing economy in Asia,

02:45even in the whole world.

02:48The government is also promoting

02:51economic growth,

02:53industrial development,

02:56and the addition of infrastructure

02:58to speed up the transportation of products

03:02and the distribution of public services to all Filipinos.

03:06Bien Manalo for Pambansang TV in the new Philippines.