Nagpatuman ang Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Region VI sang price freeze sa basic necessities sa 31 ka local government units (LGUs) sa Western Visayas nga napaidalom sa state of calamity.
30 diri ang bangud sa El Niño phenomenon nga amo ang 18 LGUs sa Antique; Sara, Estancia, Barotac Viejo, Bingawan, Passi City, Balasan, kag Dingle sa Iloilo; San Enrique, Kabankalan City, kag Valladolid sa Negros Occidental; kag Buenavista kag San Lorenzo sa Guimaras.
Sa Iloilo City, ang freeze ang ginapatuman man bangud sa pertussis outbreak.
Lakip sa items nga apektado sang price freeze amo ang canned fish, processed milk, kape, detergent, laundry soap, tinapay, instant noodles, salt, bottled water kag kandila.
Yari ang period of effectivity MAGLUWAS kun i-lift ni President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr.
– Sibalom, Antique: March 13 – May 12
– Iloilo City: March 26 – May 25
– Buenavista, Guimaras: March 25 – May 24
– Anini-y, Antique: March 26 – May 25
– San Enrique, Negros Occidental: April 8 – June 7
– Laua-an, Antique: April 12 – June 11
– Sara, Iloilo: April 12 – June 11
– Estancia, Iloilo: April 15 – June 14
– San Remigio, Antique: April 16 – June 15
– Tobias Fornier, Antique: April 17 – June 16
– San Lorenzo, Guimaras: April 17 – June 16
– Whole Province of Antique: April 18 – June 17
– Kabankalan City, Negros Occidental: April 18 – June 17
– Barotac Viejo, Iloilo: April 24 – June 23
– Bingawan, Iloilo: April 24 – June 23
– City of Passi, Iloilo: April 25 – June 24
– Balasan, Iloilo: April 25 – June 24
– Dingle, Iloilo: April 30 – June 29
– Valladolid, Negros Occidental: May 1 – June 30
“Under Republic Act No. 7581, the Price Act, prices of basic necessities are automatically frozen at their prevailing rates for 60 days when an area is under a state of calamity. This measure aims to protect consumers from undue price increases during calamities,” pahayag sang DTI Region 6.
Istrikto nga gina-monitor sang talatapan ang compliance sang mga manugbaligya. Ang madakpan nga nagalapas sa price freeze ang mahimo mapreso sang isa tubtub 10 ka tuig.
“The public is urged to report retailers that sell basic necessities more than the specified price freeze to the DTI Regional Office 6 or the DTI Provincial Offices in Antique, Iloilo, Negros Occidental, and Guimaras,” dugang sang abiso sa publiko.#
