RISING prices of rice, vegetables, fish and meat in the Philippines, coupled with the high cost of electricity and tuition fee hikes in most regions, pushed up inflation to 1.9 percent in June, the highest in 14 months.

Data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) shows the rate rose from 1.6 percent in May and 1.2 percent in June 2015.

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