Filipino consumers are now worried about soaring prices of basic commodities, the latest Pulse Asia survey revealed. Sharp increases in the prices of basic food and other essentials top the list of concerns that 66 percent of the 1,200 respondents want the government to address immediately. Across social classes, regulating inflation is the most urgent national issue for 71 percent of Filipinos in Class D, 58 percent in Class E, and 51 percent in Classes ABC. Regionally, a large majority in Mindanao or 81 percent regard inflation as a pressing issue, 71 percent of those in the Visayas, 68 perc…