Rising rent, power rate push Cordillera inflation higher in February

2026-03-13 - 21:04

BAGUIO CITY — Rising rental costs, higher electricity rates, and increasing food prices—including “bangus” (milkfish) farmed in Dagupan City, Pangasinan—pushed inflation in the Cordillera region higher in February, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Thursday. The region’s inflation rate climbed to 3.1 percent in February, up from 1.9 percent in January, according to the