Controlling inflation – which climbed to a three-year high of 6.1 percent in June – is the top concern of Filipinos now, a survey by Pulse Asia showed. READ:
The survey, conducted from June 24 to 27, showed that 57 percent of respondents want the Marcos administration to adopt measures to control the inflation rate.
Malacañang, for its part, said President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is ready to undertake measures that would help curb inflation. Other issues of concern are as follows: fighting graft and corruption , ensuring law enforcement , fighting criminality , promoting peace in the country , providing assistance to those affected by the pandemic , addressing the problem of involuntary hunger , reducing the amount of taxes paid , addressing environmental degradation , support for the restoration of small businesses , territorial defense , and containing the COVID-19 pandemic .
Earlier, Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno said the high inflation in June was not a problem unique to the Philippines because other countries are suffering the same problem.
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