Falling rice prices contribute to negative inflation in BARMM

DAVAO CITY, Philippines — The inflation rate in the Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) has registered a continuous drop in the last two months of this year, which was positively hailed for lowering the cost of food for the poorest households in the region. Akan Tula, officer-in-charge of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA)