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Food prices push Bacolod City, Negros Occ. inflation higher in May

BACOLOD CITY – Inflation in Bacolod City accelerated to 7.0 percent in May 2026 from a revised 6.6 percent in April, while Negros Occidental’s headline inflation climbed to 4.2 percent from 3.2 percent, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Negros Occidental Provincial Statistical Office reported. Both rates were sharply higher than the 2.4 percent recorded in