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(Eagle News) – The Department of Agriculture is recommending the imposition of a price freeze on pork and chicken to prevent a further spike in the prices of these meat products as investigators found evidence of prices being jacked up by as much as P200 per kilo. In a statement, the department said that it has already recommended to President Rodrigo Duterte to impose a price freeze for pork and chicken – P270 per […]
https://youtu.be/jwC6ulgzvfw (Eagle News) — President Rodrigo Duterte is now mulling the issuance of a price freeze for pork and chicken because of the unexplained rise in the prices of these meat products, according to Senator Christopher “Bong” Go. The senator who is the President’s former aide said that he had already relayed to President Duterte the public’s complaints about the high prices of pork and chicken, and even of fish and vegetables. Go […]
(Eagle News) — Agriculture Secretary William Dar said that they are mobilizing more food supplies from areas which were not hit by the recent strong typhoons that hit Luzon. Dar said that “highland vegetables” or those coming from the Cordillera region were not that damaged by the recent typhoons, and that they just need to be transported to the various markets in Luzon. The agriculture chief said that the slight rise in prices at […]
(Eagle News) — Prices of vegetables spiked in the recent days because in the aftermath of successive strong typhoons that ravaged the country, damaging vast areas of agricultural land. Some prices even almost doubled including vegetables coming from Baguio and the Mountain Province, and other vegetables used in local dishes and sources in Luzon that had been badly hit by Typhoon Rolly and Ulysses. The effect can be seen in local markets. A visit […]
(Eagle News) – Malacanang announced an automatic price freeze nationwide on basic commodities including food, agricultural products, medicines, and the petroleum products, and warned hoarders and violators that they would be charged criminally. In a press briefing late Wednesday night, March 19, Cabinet secretary Karlo Nograles said that this nationwide price freeze is being implemented immediately amid the state of calamity declared on March 16 by President Rodrigo Duterte because of the coronavirus situation […]
(Eagle News) – The Department of Energy announced the imposition of a 15-day price freeze on household LPG and kerosene in several areas where a state of calamity was declared due to the 2019 coronavirus disease. In an advisory, the DOE said that within the 15-day period, a roll back of prices will be implemented, while price increases are strictly prohibited. The price freeze covers the following areas: LUZON March 13-27 Quezon City March 14-28 […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has implemented the price freeze in areas under state of calamity in Luzon affected by typhoon “Lando.” (Eagle News Service) https://youtu.be/6VXeuTds76U
