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BACOLOD CITY GOES CASHLESS FOR MARKETS, TRANSPO

In line with the Paleng-QR PH Program, the City of Bacolod will now adopt QR PH Digital Payments to all business establishments and local transportation. The Department of Interior and Local Government (DILG) and the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) released a Joint Memorandum Circular (JMC) No. 1 Series of 2022 on the Paleng-QR, which […]

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SELECT NCR MARKETS TO HAVE KADIWA STORES — DA

As part of the agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to make food accessible and affordable to all Filipinos, the Department of Agriculture (DA) plans to install accredited KADIWA retail stores in select Metro Manila dry and wet markets within the first quarter of 2023. The said plan, bared by DA Assistant Secretary for Consumer […]

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CHEAPER IMPORTED GARLIC DRAW MARKET BUYERS – DA

With the rising demand for garlic in the household and various industries, consumers continue to prefer to buy the imported variety over the local produce. Based on recent market monitoring, more garlic users prefer imported bulbs, which are sold at P80 per kilo rather than the locally produced garlic sold at P300/kilo. The wide price […]

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DA INTERCEPTS SMUGGLED ONION IN NCR MARKETS

The Department of Agriculture (DA), through the DA-Wide Field Inspectorate (DA-WFI) and the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI), continues to partner with the Philippine Coast Guard (PCG) and the Philippine National Police-Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (PNP-CIDG) to curb the entry of smuggled agricultural commodities to the local markets.   A composite team from DA-WFI, BPI, […]

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BACOLOD CITY LAUNCHES MOBILE VAX DRIVE IN MARKETS

The city government of Bacolod kicked off its “VAX-i” mobile vaccination campaign in the three major public markets on Friday to make coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) jabs more accessible to residents. Mayor Evelio Leonardia said the “VAX-i” is part of his administration’s commitment to inoculate as many people as possible, especially those coming from the […]

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QC, MANDALUYONG MARKETS FOLLOW PRICE CAP – DAR

Agriculture Secretary William Dar personally inspected Metro Manila markets to see if the price ceiling imposed on meat and chicken products are being carried out. Dar was joined by trade secretary Ramon Lopez, Metropolitan Manila Development Authority Chair Benhur Abalos, Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte, and Mandaluyong Mayor Menchie Abalos in monitoring pork prices at […]

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DA, DTI, MMDA TO CURB RISING FOOD PRICES – DAR

The Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), mayors of Metro Manila, and officials of the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) have forged an agreement to impose stricter price control measures on basic food commodities, particularly pork and vegetables being sold in Metro Manila public markets. “We agreed on several strategies to […]