Students cut back on expenses due to inflation

By CASSEY BORCELO

E. Rodriguez Jr. High School (ERJHS) students struggle to cut back expenses due to inflation. Food prices continue to accelerate at a slow pace, pushing down the inflation rate to 6.6% in April.

Students with minimal budget struggle to manage their budgets, with canteen food prices increasing and inflation continuing. They strive and find better ways to budget their allowance.

“Due to inflation, food prices in our canteen are absurd! I haven’t been able to save money lately because of this.”

A 9th grader from ERJHS.

Inflation will increase and will decrease. A year ago or in April 2022, inflation was at 4.9%.

Year-to-date, Inflation stands at 7.9%, still much higher than the target range of 2% to 4%.

Wellness representatives, 1st place in Inter School Competition

By FRANKLIN GUTIERREZ

E. Rodriguez Jr. High School brought home the sweet victory as the Rotary Club Pintakasi Champion in Table Skirting and Fruit Carving Contest last Saturday, March 4,2023 at Robinson Galleria.

The inter school skills competition 2023 had a theme “Pinagkaisang Talino’t Kahusayan sa Sining” and was organized by the RC Constitution Hills Bagong Sandigan and RC San Francisco Del Monte.