MANILA, Feb 7 (Reuters) - Philippine Finance Secretary
Benjamin Diokno said on Tuesday the government would intensify
efforts to bring inflation within its assumption of 2.5% to 4.5
% for 2023, even as he expects the headline figure to
decelerate.
Inflation in January blew past expectations to touch a fresh
14-year high on surging food prices, raising the chance of the
central bank delivering a bigger interest rate hike to tame
prices when it meets this month.
(Reporting by Karen Lema; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)
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