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- Philippine Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno says keeping the inflation rate within manageable levels will remain “top priority” for the administration of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. in the coming year.
- “The government’s commitment to a fiscal consolidation path allows monetary and fiscal policies to be in sync in containing inflation pressures,” Diokno also says in a statement on Friday.