Ben D. Kritz08
FOR months, the government and we in the media have been telling and retelling similar narratives when it comes to key economic indicators, primarily the country’s inflation rate: Inflation and other data such as the peso’s exchange value should be read in context, and their significance not overstated; the economy, from a broad perspective, is still one of the fastest-growing in Asia, and making tangible gains despite the apparent negative implications of some stand-alone indicators.