A worker walks past various brands of rice for sale, while carrying sacks of rice on his head, at a market in Manila in this March 5, 2014 file photo. Philippine annual inflation picked up more than expected in December to hit its highest in seven months, the statistics agency said on January 5, 2016, reflecting increases in food, alcoholic drinks and tobacco, healthcare, transport and recreation costs. (Photo by Romeo Ranoco/Reuters)
