Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno clarified that President Marcos is not disputing the Philippine Statistics Authority’s June inflation report, saying the chief executive only misinterpreted the data given to him.
While the 6.1 percent inflation rate recorded for the month of June was factual, Diokno said “it’s not what he [President Marcos] read in the [Cabinet] briefing” held before his first media press conference as president on Tuesday afternoon, July 5.. “Remember he asked the press secretary what’s the inflation again? I think the press secretary says 6.1 percent…. I think it’s not what he read in the briefing,” he added.
Meanwhile, Diokno said the Marcos administration will continue importing key commodities as long to bridge the gap between the local supply and demand.
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