President Rodrigo Duterte is expected to sign an Executive Order (EO) aimed at taming the soaring inflation in the country, his spokesman said on Wednesday.

Speaking to reporters, Palace spokesman Harry Roque Jr. added that the draft EO would be submitted by Duterte’s economic managers to the Office of the President after a meeting with his Cabinet on Tuesday in Malacañang.

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