Leonardia convenes price monitoring council
BACOLOD CITY — Mayor Evelio Leonardia will convene the Local Price Monitoring and Coordinating Council to discuss Proclamation No. 1898 from the Office of the President, declaring a State of National Calamity.
The proclamation was issued in order to enhance the preparations for typhoon Pepeng and other like calamities that may bring devastation to the country. It states that typhoon “Ondoy” has brought incalculable damages in terms of lives and properties to the Filipinos and while victims are still in the process of getting back to their normal lives, typhoon “Pepeng” is bringing more rains and strong winds, wrecking further havoc to the country. The Proclamation states that at times like these, it is necessary that price control be implemented in the sale of basic commodities. This declaration will afford the local government units more latitude in the utilization of their calamity fund for the rescue and rehabilitation of their constituents.
Proclamation No. 1898 was relayed via fax message from the Dept. of Trade and Industry, which, in turn, issued an Automatic Price Ceiling for Basic Commodities for the province of Negros Occidental, as follows: (Wet Market) 555 Tuna P12.00/can, Family P12.00/can, (condensed milk) Alaska 300 ml. P45.50/can, Milkmaid 305 ml. P52.00/can, (evaporated filled milk) Alaska 370 ml P32.25/can, Alpine 370 ml. P43.00/can, (powdered filled milk) Nido Full Cream 150 g. P70.00/box, (coffee) 25 grms Blend 45 P17.00, Great Taste (granules) P16.50, (50 grams , coffee) Nescafe P36.00, (laundry soap/detergent powder) Mr. Clean 420 gms P19.50, Perla 400 gms. P39.50, Surf Bar Calamansi 420 gms P 19.00.
Supermarket price –555 Tuna P11.25, Family P11.30, Young’s Town P11.75, (condensed milk) Alaska 300 ml P43.50, Milkmaid 305 ml P48.90, (evaporated) Alaska 370 ml P30.85, Alpine 370 ml P42.20, Angel 410 ml P33.55, (powdered milk) Nido Full Cream 150 gms P67.51. Coffee: 25 grams refill pack – Blend 45 P14.35, Great Taste P16.50, (50 grams) Nescafe P34.65.Laundry and detergent: Mr. Clean 420 gms P19.50, Perla 400 gms P18.30. Bread: Olsens Loaf 350 gms P28.00/loaf, Olsens 550 gms P44.00/loaf Pandesal P2.00/pc.
The City Mayor will meet with the members of the Local Price Monitoring and Coordinating Council and representatives of government agencies: Dept. of Agriculture, Dept. of Environment and Natural Resources, Department of Health, Dept. of Transportation and Communications, Dept. of Justice and the National Economic and Development Authority and 1 representative from the public sector, consumer sector, agricultural producers, trading sector, manufacturing sector, retail sector and labor sector.
The Local Price Monitoring and Coordinating Council was formed per Executive Order No. 9, Series of 2008. The LPCC is composed of the following: City Mayor as Chairman, Secretary to the Mayor Atty. Goldwyn Nifras as Vice Chairman along with EA Ernesto Pineda and Engr. Maximo Ravena of DTI. Members – City Health Officer, Head of City Planning Development Office, City Director BCPO, City Prosecutor’s Office and Head of the City Environment and Natural Resources Office.