{"id":240075,"date":"2019-12-14T21:15:47","date_gmt":"2019-12-15T02:15:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=240075"},"modified":"2019-12-14T21:15:47","modified_gmt":"2019-12-15T02:15:47","slug":"dti-6-monitors-prices-of-noche-buena-items","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2019\/12\/14\/dti-6-monitors-prices-of-noche-buena-items\/","title":{"rendered":"DTI 6 monitors prices of Noche Buena items"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ILOILO CITY<\/strong>\u00a0— The Department of Trade and Industry in Western Visayas (DTI 6) has been monitoring the prices of Noche Buena items in the markets, a few days before Christmas day.<\/p>\n

The suggested retail prices (SRP) on Noche Buena items were released by the DTI on October 31 and will be effective until December 31 this year, DTI 6 assistant regional director Ermelinda Pollentes said in an interview Friday.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe did our monitoring just recently so the result is three items on Noche Buena products are way below the SRP,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

These items include one brand of mayonnaise and two brands of spaghetti.<\/p>\n

Pollentes said the drop in the prices of the items, even up to 95.08 percent decrease, was prompted by the competition in the market, as Christmas draws near.<\/p>\n

Based on the department\u2019s monitoring, Pollentes said other Noche Buena items like ham, cheese, and quezo de bola are within the SRP.<\/p>\n

There were also marketing strategies that proliferate like the \u201cbuy-one-take-one promos\u201d and other “price-drop” on Noche Buena items.<\/p>\n

Pollentes reminded consumers to always check the expiry date of the products included in the promos or are attached as \u201cfreebies\u201d to the main products purchased.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere are some that when it nears the expiry date, they opt to sell in a buy ‘one-take-one’ for the products to move. We should be vigilant as consumers in purchasing especially in bundles or in buy-one-take-one promos,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She also assured that Noche Buena items in the region are sufficient, especially in Iloilo where warehouses in Panay are located.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, she noted that Christmas lights distributors and retailers are now compliant with the DTI.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have no confiscations (of substandard Christmas lights) so far,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She reiterated that standard Christmas lights must contain the Philippine Standard (PS) Quality and Safety Mark and Import Commodity Clearance (ICC) Sticker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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