President Marcos has ordered that there will be no price increase on basic commodities until the end of the year, Malacañang said. Marcos has ordered the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) to implement the no price increase policy, especially during the holiday season. "Alinsunod sa kautusan...
A Social Weather Stations (SWS) survey conducted from Sept. 24 to 30 revealed that most Filipinos want President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to focus on reducing the prices of rice and other food products. The SWS Third Quarter 2025 Social Weather Survey, fielded through face-to-face interviews with 1,500...
Former senator Kiko Pangilinan has his eyes on the prize if he regains a Senate seat in the 20th Congress: Bring food prices down akin to what he did when he was food security secretary during the Aquino administration. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan shares a selfie with Toni Gonzaga...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expressed optimism that consumers would see lower food prices in the coming months, following the anticipated return of food production and supply to normal levels. During a news forum on Saturday, Jan. 18, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa said the agency is...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) The leadership of the House of Representatives is doubling down on its mission statement to help bring down the cost of food and electricity via its investigations at the tail end of the 19th...
Albay 2nd District Rep. Joey Salceda (left) and President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. (Photo from Rep. Salceda's office, BBM Media Bureau) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda is anticipating lowered food prices thanks to President Marcos'...
Growth in the bulk prices of general goods slowed in September this year as food price growth eased, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported. Based on the PSA data, the General Wholesale Price Index (GWPI) in the country dropped to 4.4 percent from 5.0 percent in August. It is also lower...
Rising food prices due to the rapid inflation may cause more families to experience hunger, an official of the National Nutrition Council (NNC) said. “Talagang problema iyan ng mga pamilya ngayon…Kung patuloy na nagiging mahal ang mga pagkain, ang bilihin–patuloy na dadami ang mga pamilyang...
Consumer prices last year rose at a much faster pace than government had predicted even as inflation eased to its lowest monthly rate in December, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. The country’s headline inflation clocked in at 3.6 percent last month, the lowest posted...
A group of farmers welcomed the call of Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) to increase the local production of fertilizers amid the rising cost of this farm input. In a statement, Kilusang Magbubukid ng Pilipinas (KMP) said such a call from FPA contradicts the importation stance of the...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) expects the entry of cheaper, imported fish in two weeks as part of the efforts of the government to tame food prices. Agriculture Undersecretary Ariel Cayanan said during a briefing on Monday, Oct. 4 that the issuance of Sanitary and Phytosanitary Import...
As August inflation rises to its fastest rate since January 2019, Senator Francis Pangilinan urged the proper implementation of Sagip Saka Act, which he said is one of the ways that could help stabilize food prices especially amid the prevalence of the pandemic. “With the rise in prices, the...
