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MORE BASIC GOODS ON VOLUNTARY PRICE FREEZE – DTI

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) welcomed additional commitments from major manufacturers to implement a voluntary price freeze in support of Filipino consumers amid rising prices of goods and the ongoing El Niño phenomenon. This builds on the initial success of the voluntary price freeze launched earlier in May 2024.  Following a productive meeting […]

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CARGO FLOW TO NORMALIZE DURING QUARANTINE – LOPEZ

Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ramon Lopez told manufacturers, retailers, and distributors of improved policies and coordination with law enforcers at checkpoints after recognizing the challenges of cargo trucks carrying essential food and non-food materials reportedly being barred at checkpoints due to the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ) in Luzon. “We can expect order […]

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ALL BASIC AND PRIME GOODS TO RETAIN CURRENT SRPs UNTIL FIRST QUARTER OF 2019 – LOPEZ

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to release new suggested retail prices (SRPs) of basic and prime commodities after prices of some brands of canned sardines went up, while prices of bread went down. According to DTI, nine sardine brands increased their prices between P0.40 to P0.85. The brands with price increases […]