The Department
of Trade and Industry or DTI-Aklan launched its Price Control or Prize Freeze
for the basic commodities in Kalibo effective yesterday, January 3, 2013.
This is after
The Provincial Council declared Kalibo along with 7 other town to be under the
Sate of Calamity in the wake of the flooding due to Typhoon Quinta last December
26.
According to
DTI-Aklan Director Diosdado Cadena, they have already started monitoring the prices
of the basic commodities in the mentioned town.
Cadena explained,
while basing it with the prices last December 17, 2012, the 7 products that
they are now monitoring are sardines, milk, coffee, detergent soaps, candles,
bread and salt.
Meanwhile, the
price control over fish, corn and other agriculture products are under the
Department of Agriculture, while the DENR will control over the prices of coal
and “nipa palms” used for thatching roofs.
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