'Food, oil costs could rise on peso decline'

THE weakness of the Philippine peso may lead to higher food and oil costs in the Philippines, according to local economists and analysts. Some analysts, such as Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) Chief Economist Michael L. Ricafort, told BusinessMirror it could lead to inflation averaging 4 percent in June and…

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