Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte on Saturday blamed US President Donald Trump after inflation hit a nine-year high in the Philippines. But he clarified that he was not angry at his fellow populist, saying: “I will talk to friend Trump”, Agence-France Presse reports. Philippines Inflation or the increase in the prices of goods climbed to another 9-year high, hitting 6.4% in August. The latest figure, announced by the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) on Wednesday, was higher than July’s 5.7%. Public trust in in Duterte dropped to the lowest of his presidency, a survey by independent pollster Social Weather Stations (SWS) showed on Saturday, although he still maintained a rating of “very good”.