-- The Philippines' headline inflation accelerated to 7.2% in April from 4.1% in March, according to data from the Philippine Statistics Authority on Tuesday.
Food inflation rose to 6.1% in April from 2.7% in the previous month, the PSA said.
Core inflation, which excludes selected food and energy items, increased to 3.9% in April from 3.2% in March, the data showed.