The Department of Agriculture (DA) has extended the imposition of the suggested retail price (SRP) for basic agriculture and fishery products to protect consumers against price irregularities in local markets amid the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon.
In a new administrative circular signed by Agriculture Secretary William Dar, a price freeze for rice and other agricultural commodities will also be in effect in Metro Manila.
Covered are the following food items, with their respective SRP per kilogram (kg):
Pork (pigue/kasim) – P190
Chicken (whole, dressed) – P130
Sugar (brown) – P45
Sugar (refined) – P50
Bangus (cage-cultured) – P162
Tilapia (pond-cultured, fresh-chilled) – P120
Galunggong (imported) – P130
Garlic (imported) – P70
Garlic (local) – P120 and
Red onion (imported) – P95
The covered agriculture and fishery products for the price freeze include galunggong, pork liempo, chicken egg and cooking oil.
As for the price freeze, the covered agriculture and fishery products with their SRP per kg include:
Imported rice
Special – P51
Premium – P42
Well-milled – P40
Regular – P39
Local rice
Special – P53
Premium – P45
Well-milled – P40
Regular – P33
NFA Rice – P27
Roundscad (Galunggong-local) – P130
Pork (liempo) P225
Chicken egg (medium) – P6.50 per piece
Cooking oil (30 ml) – P24
Cooking oil (1 liter) – P50
The implementation of the ECQ in Luzon will end on April 30.
Aside from Luzon, other local government units in the Visayas and Mindanao have imposed similar ECQs in their respective localities to prevent the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19).