Economic managers sought to assuage concerns over inflation on Friday, claiming “slightly elevated” consumer price growth was not a “major crisis” and that the government was working to address the matter.

“It may be a serious problem for some people, but for the nation, in general, it’s not a major crisis,” Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez 3rd told reporters.

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