On November 24, the
Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) served notice to 24 retailers for
violating the price freeze imposed in Central Visayas, which include the
calamity stricken area of Batanyan Island.
DTI Cebu
Provincial Director Nelia Navarro said the department found these retailers
violating the price freeze during their monitoring of 51 establishments, which covered
40 retailers and 11 hardware stores, in the towns of Bantayan on November 21
and 22 this year.
Navarro related
that “these violators have already undergone due process and they have
committed to follow the price freeze.”
In a statement released to media, Navarro clarified that the price freeze covers only basic goods and does not include construction materials.
DTI Central Visayas regional director Asteria Caberte added that the DTI continues to monitor the prices and supply of basic necessities in the region to ensure that the price freeze is being followed and that region has adequate supply of basic goods.
Caberte underscored that, under the Price Act, the basic necessities assigned to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) include canned fish and other marine products, processed milk, coffee, laundry soap, detergents, candles, bread, salt.
For other basic necessities, Caberte highlighted the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) jurisdiction on rice, corn, cooking oil, fresh eggs, fresh pork/ beef and poultry meat, fresh milk, fresh vegetables, root crops, sugar, fresh/ dried and other marine products; while the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is responsible for firewood and charcoal; and, the Department of Health (DOH) – drugs classified as essential by DOH. (end)
In a statement released to media, Navarro clarified that the price freeze covers only basic goods and does not include construction materials.
DTI Central Visayas regional director Asteria Caberte added that the DTI continues to monitor the prices and supply of basic necessities in the region to ensure that the price freeze is being followed and that region has adequate supply of basic goods.
Caberte underscored that, under the Price Act, the basic necessities assigned to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) include canned fish and other marine products, processed milk, coffee, laundry soap, detergents, candles, bread, salt.
For other basic necessities, Caberte highlighted the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) jurisdiction on rice, corn, cooking oil, fresh eggs, fresh pork/ beef and poultry meat, fresh milk, fresh vegetables, root crops, sugar, fresh/ dried and other marine products; while the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) is responsible for firewood and charcoal; and, the Department of Health (DOH) – drugs classified as essential by DOH. (end)
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