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Prices of school supplies remain accessible and competitively priced following a special price and supply monitoring activity done by the Department of Trade and Industry in Baclaran, Pasay City. Trade Secretary Cristina Roque led the monitoring together with Fair Trade Group Assistant Secretary Regino Mallari, Jr. The officials checked the availability, quality, and prices of […]
The Department of Agriculture (DA), led by Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr., is stepping up market interventions as palay prices weaken in several major producing provinces, even as the main harvest season draws close to completion. During a consultative meeting with rice industry stakeholders, the DA noted that with about 77 percent of the national […]
Amid the ongoing Middle East conflict, manufacturers of basic necessities and prime commodities have confirmed that they can maintain current prices for the next 30 days, with some able to do so for up to 60 days. This is based on a meeting called by Trade Secretary Cristina Roque attended by a total 21 manufacturers […]
In a bid to monitor and enforce the Suggested Retail Prices (SRPs) of basic necessities and prime commodities as well as the P45 per kilo Maximum Suggested Retail Price (MSRP) on rice, Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque led the joint […]
Food Terminals Inc. (FTI), a government corporation under the Department of Agriculture (DA), took a bold step by signing a memorandum of agreement with the local unit of Thailand’s Charoen Pokphand Foods PLC (CP Foods). This partnership aims to stabilize pork prices in Metro Manila, where consumers have been grappling with rising food costs. The […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. announced that the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice will be reduced anew on March 31 to P45 per kilo, following a continued decline in global rice prices. “At this level, the retail price of imported rice has now decreased by P19 per kilo compared to its […]
Agriculture Assistant Secretary Genevieve Velicaria-Guevarra, along with officials from the Department of Agriculture (DA) and representatives from Food Terminal Inc., visited New Marulas Public Market in Valenzuela City with primary focus on the implementation of maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) on both imported rice and local pork. This surprise visit followed a report from Valenzuela […]
The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and the Department of Agriculture (DA) inspected wet and dry market goods at the Commonwealth Public Market recently. The joint effort seeks to ensure fair pricing for basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) under President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s administration. DTI Secretary Cristina Roque and DA Secretary Francisco Tiu […]
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. urged consumers to stay vigilant and report concerns about the prices of agricultural commodities using the Department of Agriculture’s #DABantayPresyo hashtag. “Reminder, we have #DABantayPresyo. If you notice unusually high prices, take a picture and send it using that hashtag,” Tiu Laurel said during a joint DA-Department of Trade […]
Alarmed by the highest self-rated poverty level in 21 years, former Senator Kiko Pangilinan declared that he will prioritize ensuring food security, advocating for a living wage for Filipino workers, and addressing the high prices of goods if he wins a Senate seat in the 2025 elections. Pangilinan emphasized that the December 2024 Social Weather […]