Tag page - BASIC NECESSITIES AND PRIME COMMODITIES

Camarines Sur Representative Luis Raymund “LRay” Villafuerte on Friday, November 1 urged fellow lawmakers to expedite the passage of the measure that would expand the list of basic goods and commodities to be covered by the Department of Trade and Industry’s (DTI) prize freeze during natural...

Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual said prices and supply of basic manufactured goods in supermarkets have remained stable as he kickstarted the agency’s price monitoring and inspection efforts with more vigor this 2023. Pascual went on his first “Ikot Palengke” for the year on...

Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo E. Pascual gave an assurance that prices on basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) will not be increased during this Christmas season, but by early next year yet. Pascual made this assurance on Thursday, Dec. 1, after meeting the National Price...

A total of 195 shelf keeping units (SKUs) or product variants of Noche Buena products have raised prices with almost half increased their prices by more than 10 percent and the rest with minimal hikes of one to 10 percent on higher cost of imported and local materials, packaging and overhead costs....