The Philippine National Police (PNP) is working closely with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) and local government units (LGUs) in preventing unauthorized price increase in basic goods especially this Holy Week. PNP chief Gen. Jose Melencio C. Nartatez, Jr. said the move is intended to...
DUMAGUETE CITY – The head of the Negros Oriental Police Provincial Office (NOrPPO) urged local government units (LGUs) to assist law enforcers in monitoring fuel prices in their areas. Police Col. Timmar Alam, NOrPPO director, said in a press conference that police have been tasked with...
CEBU CITY – Regular monitoring has been ordered in Danao City, northern Cebu province to prevent unabated price increases. Mayor Nito Durano ordered the city 's Price Monitoring Team and Business Permits and Licensing Office to regularly monitor the prices of basic commodities. This way,...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – Mayor Khymer Olaso has ordered the deployment of inspection teams to monitor prices of fuel and other commodities here. Olaso issued the order during the Local Price Monitoring Council on Wednesday, March 11, to implement measures to arrest hoarding and price manipulation due to...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government and national government agencies have teamed up in cracking down on overpricing of commodities amid soaring oil prices due to tensions in the Middle East. Mayor Benjamin Magalong on Tuesday said he ordered the Local Price Coordinating Council in a meeting on...
DAVAO CITY – Sultan Kudarat Gov. Datu Pax Ali Mangudadatu has strengthened measures to address surging prices of fuel as well as basic commodities due to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Mangudadatu has issued an executive order forming the Provincial Price Stabilization Council (PPSC) to...
CEBU CITY – Mandaue City has formed a task force that will intensify price monitoring in the city. The creation of the task force mandated to conduct regular inspections of basic commodities and ensure price stability was finalized during a special meeting of the Price Monitoring Council on...
The Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) and the Philippine Space Agency (PhilSA) on Monday, Nov. 3 reinforced government efforts to uphold integrity in public construction by adopting satellite-based oversight to verify infrastructure progress nationwide and curb “ghost” projects....
BACOLOD CITY – This city and the Department of Science and Technology (DOST) have established a Community-Based Flood Early Warning System (CBFEWS) to strengthen local disaster preparedness and response. Mayor Greg Gasataya and DOST Secretary Dr. Renato Solidum Jr. formalized the partnership...
CEBU CITY – Authorities in Central Visayas took a crucial step towards achieving a peaceful and fair election in May by opening the Regional Election Monitoring Action Center (REMEC) here on Thursday, Jan. 9. THE Regional Election Monitoring Action Center at the Police Regional Office-Central...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that prices of “Undas” products like candles and bottled water are stable across Western Visayas. CANDLES sold in a store for ‘Undas’ in Iloilo City on Thursday, Oct. 31. (Tara Yap) “Our monitoring results show a...
As natural disasters displace Filipinos the most compared to their neighbors in the region, multilateral lenders enjoin quick aid and response to calamity victims to prevent them from sliding into poverty. "The Philippines is, by far, the country most affected in Southeast Asia, with nearly 43...
