Tacloban City’s inflation rate declined to 0.7 percent in May 2025, down from 0.9 percent in April 2025. In comparison, the rate in the same month last year was higher at 3.2 percent.

Leyte’s inflation rate slowed to 1.1 percent in May 2025, down from 1.5 percent in April 2025. In comparison, the rate in the same month last year was higher at 3.4 percent.

The municipality of Villaba, Leyte had a total population of 42,859 persons based on the 2020 Census of Population and Housing (2020 CPH). The household population of 42,856 persons comprised 99.9…