Lagman: Duterte apologists deceive Filipinos on high inflation

  Apologists for President Rodrigo Duterte have errantly minimized as "not alarming" the impact of the five-year high 5.2 percent inflation rate in June,Albay 1st district Rep. EdcelLagman said Friday. In a statement, Lagman said Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque's downplaying of thehighest inflation rate in five yearswas"a grand deception." "The prescription of Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque not to worry about the highest inflation rate in five years because people have more money to spend from additional income tax exemptions under the Tax Reform from Acceleration and Inclusion (Train) (Law) and free tuition fee in public colleges and universities (SUCs) is a g...

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