MANILA, March 5 (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank
governor said on Friday that an uptick in inflation should be
viewed as temporary, while pledging to monitor any evidence of
further impact from supply side shocks.
"The overall balance of risks to future inflation continues
to lean toward the downside owing mainly to the continued
uncertainty caused by the pandemic on domestic and global
economic activity," Philippines' central bank Governor Benjamin
Diokno told reporters.