MANILA, Philippines — As Filipinos observe Holy Week while also dealing with the fuel crisis, Senator Francis Pangilinan on Good Friday warned traders and retailers against profiteering and hoarding amid rising prices. Pangilinan, who serves as the chairman of…
MANILA, Philippines — The Philippine National Police (PNP) reported that the number of fuel hoarding and profiteering cases nationwide is now at five, as of Friday morning, March 27. According to the data shared by the PNP…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Energy (DOE) has asked the Philippine National Police (PNP) to assist in tracking gas stations that take advantage of the fuel crisis caused by the war in the Middle East. Now the…
MANILA, Philippines — Hoarders and profiteers of essential goods could face up to 15 years in prison and fines of up to P2 million, the Department of Trade and Industry DTI warned retailers on Saturday, March 14.…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Gas stations in the Visayas found hoarding fuel or imposing unjustified price increases could face sanctions, including possible closure, the Department of Energy (DOE) warned. Inspection teams have been conducting random checks of…
MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has filed cases against 40 onion smugglers on Thursday. During the Senate subcommittee on finance’s hearing on the proposed P167.5-billion budget of the DA for next year, Senator Risa Hontiveros…
The sugar debacle is an early example of why the President should put an agriculture secretary in place with some urgency. He just doesn’t have time to think through and address all the details handling agriculture requires,…
MANDAUE CITY, Philippines — The National Bureau of Investigation in Central Visayas (NBI-7) is on the lookout for the possible hoarding of fever and flu medicines as well as the selling of fake drugs amid reports of…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — Cebu Province will soon be releasing financial assistance worth P5,000 each to at least 90,000 families whose homes were totally damaged by Typhoon Odette. Governor Gwendolyn Garcia said they are looking into releasing…
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Department of Trade Industry in Cebu (DTI – Cebu) announced on Friday, June 26, that their central office has already removed the quantity limit for the purchase of products such as toilet paper,…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — The Cebu Provincial Government has ordered producers of rubbing alcohol to regulate their supply despite the surging demand from consumers due to threats of the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19). Governor Gwendolyn Garcia issued…
CEBU CITY, Philippines — By hoarding disinfectants, you may be responsible for spreading the coronavirus. So was the reminder of the Mandaue Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI) to the public who went on a buying frenzy…
