Tag: price ceiling

DA starts sourcing, transporting live hogs from Luzon, Visayas, Mindanao for Metro Manila markets

Weekly deliveries to start to Metro Manila to bring down pork prices   (Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture said that there will be weekly delivery of live hogs from Mindanao, Visayas and other parts of Luzon to supply Metro Manila markets. This came about as the department also mobilized its transport facilities to help in transporting hogs from all over the country to the Philippine capital at a minimal fee. Agriculture Secretary William […]

Supermarkets also covered by price cap for pork, chicken – Palace

  (Eagle News) — The 60-day price cap for pork and chicken not only covers public markets, but supermarkets in Metro Manila as well, Presidential Spokesperson Harry Roque announced on Thursday, Feb. 4. Roque said that the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) will also subject imported pork and chicken being sold in supermarkets to a price cap. “Nangako po ang ating DTI sa pamamagitan ni Secretary (Ramon) Lopez na henceforth, unang-una magkakaroon po ng […]