Nearly all Filipinos in September reported spending more money on food in the past three months, according to a Pulse Asia survey.
MANILA — Nearly all Filipinos in September reported spending more money on food in the past three months, according to the results of a Pulse Asia survey released on Thursday.
More specifically, 83 percent of respondents said they spent more on rice and 61 percent identified non-rice food items. A little over half of the adult population or 53 percent reduced their food consumption in the past three months, the survey also found. Other items that Filipino adults consumed less of in the last quarter included cellphone load , water , LPG , gasoline/diesel , recreation-related expenses , transportation , and medicine and other health-related needs . High food prices in the Philippines have pushed inflation to a five-month peak, officials said Thursday.
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