Headline inflation increased sharply in the second quarter as higher food and petroleum prices persisted during the period, the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) said on Friday.

The inflation rate accelerated to 4.4 percent in Q2 after settling at just 2.7 percent in the first quarter of the year, with the central bank attributing the steep increase to food supply issues.

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