National Statistician Dennis Mapa disclosed that in September, headline inflation, denoting the pace of increase in the average costs of items and services frequently purchased by consumers, climbed to 6.1 percent. This percentage reflects a significant rise in contrast to the 5.3 percent documented in August.

Enhanced with captivating photographs, the pictures illustrate vendors conscientiously tending to their clientele as they vend vegetables at the Paco Public Market on Saturday, October 7, 2023.

(Report & photography by Benjie Cuaresma/ai/mnm)