The Philippines posted its fastest inflation rate in over two years last February, racing to 4.7 percent on higher pork prices, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported on Friday.

The figure surged from January’s 4.2 percent and a year ago’s 2.6 percent. It was, however, still within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas’ (BSP) 4.3 to 5.1 percent projection range.

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