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DA: GOV’T INTERVENTIONS KEEPING FOOD PRICES STEADY

The Department of Agriculture said that July inflation figures show government supply interventions are helping keep food prices broadly stable, but warned that potential impact of a strong El Niño later this year, and volatile global oil prices threaten that progress by driving up transport, logistics, and farm production costs. “We’re seeing signs that our […]

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LEE TO GOV’T: CURB FOOD INFLATION TO REDUCE HUNGER

AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee reiterated his call for the government to focus on interventions to curb food inflation, after a survey revealed more Filipinos families had experienced involuntary hunger in the past three months. “Hindi po nakapagtataka na mas maraming mga kababayan natin ang nagugutom dahil patuloy pa rin ang pagtaas ng presyo […]