By Liza Soriano
MANILA — Senator Mark Villar teamed up with Trade and Industry Secretary Alfredo Pascual to oversee the prices of noche buena products at grocery stores in Divisoria on Thursday.
“As Christmas is just around the corner, we need to intensify our monitoring of product prices to ensure a joyful holiday season for our fellow Filipinos,” stated Villar, Chairman of the Senate Committee on Trade, Commerce, and Entrepreneurship.
Noche Buena essentials such as pasta packets, spaghetti and tomato sauce, sandwich spreads, and canned goods are among the items under scrutiny.
The senator emphasized their commitment to ensuring compliance with the price guide provided by the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI).
“We remain focused on monitoring the prices of goods this Christmas season. We will make sure that our sellers adhere to the DTI’s price guide,” Villar stressed.
“Our ongoing price monitoring activity, conducted in collaboration with the DTI, aims to protect our consumers and ensure that our fellow countrymen can celebrate a joyful Christmas,” added the senator.
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