INFLATION in the Davao Region accelerated sharply to 8.9 % in April 2026, up from 5.9 % in March, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) Davao data released on Wednesday.
PSA Davao reported rice, corn, and cereal prices drove food costs sharply higher, while transport costs jumped over 20% from 11.9% in March.
The figure is above the national inflation rate of 7.2% recorded for the same month and marked a reversal from the region’s 0.5% inflation in April 2025.
PSA reported that inflation was driven primarily by food costs, which climbed 11.3% year-on-year in April compared to the 5.9% recorded in March.
Under the category, rice and cereal prices surged 28.0%, while corn prices ballooned by 33.3%, compared to the same month last year.
For other basic goods, vegetables, tubers, and cooking bananas rose to 20.0 %, and fish and other seafood posted a 14.1 % increase.
Meanwhile, the transport costs also weighed heavily on households, as they recorded a 20.7% annual increase in April, up from 11.9% the previous month.
Meanwhile, the housing, water, electricity, gas, and other fuels held steady at 7.0%, along with education services inflation, which remained at 8.1%.
In the region, Davao de Oro registered the highest inflation at 11.9%, closely followed by Davao Occidental at 11.8% and Davao Oriental at 11.5%.
Davao City posted the lowest rate in the region at 7.0%, in line with the national figure.
