3 reps urge admin to take ‘decisive actions’ in face of rising inflation

  The Duterte administration must act decisively in the face of rising inflation, lawmakers urged on Friday. House economic affairs committee chair and Bohol 3rd district Rep. Arthur Yap said government should take decisive actions in the face of inflation reaching 5.2 percent in June. "The government cannot allow people to suffer these price hikes on basic food commodities, goods and transport fares. All their gains are being eroded by high prices," Yap said in a statement. "No one bullet can slay this dragon so a combination of programs must immediately be rolled out," he added. The lawmaker said there is a need to augment peoples' sources of income through cash tra...

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