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The peso's slide past P63 to the dollar and a 20 percent jump in rice imports frame a day of government supply assurances, a World Food Day protest in Cebu, and a P4 gasoline rollback set against a diesel increase.
Diesel fell by more than ₱3 a litre while gasoline rose about ₱2 on October 13, and a Senate hearing flagged Meralco's October rate increase as September inflation reached a year-high 7.2 percent. The Department of Trade and Industry said basic goods and bottled water prices remain stable ahead of a forecast Super El Niño.
Chinabank Research warns a severe El Nino could push Philippine inflation past 8%, while pork retail prices fall in Metro Manila markets and the government tightens rice and pork import rules.
Pork prices at Pasig Mega Market fell by as much as ₱50 per kilogram while the House passed a ₱7.2-trillion national budget for 2027, and a senator asked lenders to waive interest for small sellers ahead of a feared Super El Niño.
Testimony at Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial tied five Jollibee branches to a company under scrutiny, while Jollibee separately announced 189 stores shifting to renewable energy and promoted a ₱99 value meal.
September inflation returned to 7.2 percent with food as a main driver, while fuel prices were set to move in opposite directions on October 13 and the government assured supply ahead of a strong El Niño. Magnolia's playoff-clinching win over Ginebra drew the day's heaviest sports coverage.
Jordan Murphy's 30-point debut for Barangay Ginebra and Magnolia's fourth straight win reshaped the PBA Governors' Cup standings, while food-price reports and festival promotions rounded out the day's industry conversation.
A forensic analyst told Vice President Sara Duterte's impeachment trial that a company she declared owns five Jollibee franchises in Davao City, part of a day of testimony on undeclared income. Food-price and farmgate stories also ran through the day's coverage.
The Philippines' first October fuel adjustment splits diesel and gasoline, and the Confederation of Truckers Association of the Philippines halts operations the same day. Exporters project record merchandise exports while economists caution that domestic constraints may limit gains from a Philippines-European Union free trade agreement.
A viral claim of water-contaminated RON95 petrol triggered inspections of six Perak stations, while Iloilo weighed a province-wide calamity declaration over P1.18 billion in crop losses from a sugarcane pest. Coconut, pork tariff, and halal supply-chain stories filled out the day's business coverage.
Philippine inflation accelerated to 7.2 percent in September 2026, the fastest in more than three years, as food and utility costs rose. The reading ended a four-month slowdown and pushed the year-to-date average to 5.4 percent, above the central bank's target range.
Diesel falls P1.30 per liter while gasoline rises P1.93, and authorities seize 11.5 metric tons of undocumented imported meat in Pasay City. AstraZeneca's planned Manila clinical trial center and a 12% drop in Negros sugar output round out the day's business coverage.
