MANILA, March 5 -- The government will double its efforts to further ease inflation and open more job opportunities for Filipinos, Malacanang said Wednesday.

Palace Press Officer and Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro gave the assurance in a press briefing, as she welcomed the significant decline in inflation rate and the opening of over 2,000 jobs in various industries.

"Ayon sa National Economic and Development Authority, ang patuloy na pagbaba ng inflation rate ay indikasyon na epektibo ang mga hakbang na ginagawa ng gobyerno kontra sa tinatawag na inflationary pressures (According to the National Economic and Development Authority, the continued decline in the inflation rate is an indication that the mea...