The Departments of Trade and Industry, Local Government, and Agriculture will work together to strictly enforce the new price ceilings
Trade Secretary Fred Pascual emphasized that to fully execute Executive Order No. 39 issued on Friday, the DTI will coordinate with the DILG and local government units for price monitoring.
DILG Secretary Benhur Abalos and Metropolitan Manila Development Authority acting chairman Don Artes also instructed Metro Manila mayors to post copies of EO 39 in all supermarkets nationwide, as they vowed to lead the information campaign in the capital region. The Federation of Free Farmers also said they were “very worried” about the order, as farmers from Pampanga and Sultan Kudarat already reported a P3 per kilogram decrease in palay prices.
“This is a stopgap measure ordered by President Marcos to put a price ceiling on the price of our rice to ease the burden of our consumers who have been battered for a long time by the rising prices of commodities,” said Lee.
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