{"id":251922,"date":"2020-04-13T02:27:36","date_gmt":"2020-04-13T06:27:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=251922"},"modified":"2020-04-13T02:27:36","modified_gmt":"2020-04-13T06:27:36","slug":"da-extends-price-control-on-agri-products","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/04\/13\/da-extends-price-control-on-agri-products\/","title":{"rendered":"DA extends price control on agri products"},"content":{"rendered":"
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FILE: AGRICULTURE OPTIMISM. Agriculture Secretary William Dar on Thursday (Dec. 19, 2019). (PNA photo by Ben Briones).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Monday extended the imposition of the suggested retail price (SRP) for basic agriculture and fishery products to protect consumers against price irregularities in local markets amid the enhanced community quarantine in Luzon.<\/p>\n

In a new administrative circular signed by Agriculture Secretary William Dar, a price freeze for rice and other agricultural commodities will also be in effect in Metro Manila.<\/p>\n

Covered are the following food items, with their respective SRP per kilogram (kg):<\/p>\n

Pork (pigue\/kasim) – PHP190;<\/p>\n

Chicken (whole, dressed) – PHP130;<\/p>\n

Sugar (brown) – PHP45;<\/p>\n

Sugar (refined) – PHP50;<\/p>\n

Bangus (cage-cultured) – PHP162;<\/p>\n

Tilapia (pond-cultured, fresh-chilled) – PHP120;<\/p>\n

Galunggong (imported) – PHP130;<\/p>\n

Garlic (imported) – PHP70;<\/p>\n

Garlic (local) – PHP120; and<\/p>\n

Red onion (imported) – PHP95.<\/p>\n

As for the price freeze, the covered agriculture and fishery products with their SRP per kg include:<\/p>\n

Imported rice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special – PHP51
\nPremium – PHP42
\nWell-milled – PHP40
\nRegular – PHP39<\/p>\n

Local rice<\/strong><\/p>\n

Special – PHP53
\nPremium – PHP45
\nWell-milled – PHP40
\nRegular – PHP33
\nNFA Rice – PHP27<\/p>\n

Roundscad (Galunggong-local) – PHP130
\nPork (liempo) PHP225
\nChicken egg (medium) – PHP6.50 per piece
\nCooking oil (30 ml) – PHP24
\nCooking oil (1 liter) – PHP50<\/p>\n

The implementation of ECQ in Luzon would expire on April 30.<\/p>\n

Apart from Luzon, other local government units in Visayas and Mindanao imposed an ECQ in their respective localities to address Covid-19.<\/p>\n

As of Sunday, the Philippines has 4,648 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 297 deaths and 197 recoveries<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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