DA extends price control on agri products

He, meanwhile, urged local government units to submit their respective memorandum of agreements (MOA) and budget proposals for their constituents to the DSWD at the “soonest possible time”.

LGUs need to seal a MOA with DSWD to facilitate the transfer of funds for the subsidy program, he added.

He noted the DSWD will validate the list of beneficiaries within 15 days after the distribution of cash aid.

Citing DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista, Nograles said more than PHP323 million for 14,418 beneficiaries have been distributed to public utility drivers and transport groups in the National Capital Region (NCR).

Under SAP, beneficiaries will get emergency subsidies worth between PHP5,000 and PHP8,000. Underprivileged, homeless, indigent, and indigenous families are qualified to avail of the cash assistance. National News

Families with members who are either informal or self-employed worker, rice farmer, fisherman, senior citizen, person with disability, pregnant or lactating women, solo parent, and distressed overseas Filipino worker will also receive the emergency relief.

On the other hand, he said the Department of Labor (DOLE) has distributed funds under its Covid-19 Adjustment Measures Program (CAMP) to 167,941 affected workers.

The DOLE has also distributed funds under its Tulong Panghanapbuhay sa Disadvantaged/Displaced Workers to 124,608 individuals, the total of which amounts to PHP507.8 million. (PNA)

MANILA - 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.

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. Covered are the following food items, with their respective SRP per By Filane Mikee Cervantes

kilogram (kg): Pork (pigue/kasim) - PHP190; Chicken (whole, dressed) - PHP130; Sugar (brown) - PHP45; Sugar (refined) - PHP50; Bangus (cage-cultured) - PHP162; Tilapia (pond-cultured, fresh-chilled) - PHP120; Galunggong (imported) - PHP130; Garlic (imported) - PHP70; Garlic (local) - PHP120; and Red onion (imported) - PHP95. As for the price freeze, the covered agriculture and fishery products with their SRP per kg include:

Imported rice Special - PHP51 Premium - PHP42 Well-milled - PHP40 Regular - PHP39

Agriculture Secretary William Dar. (File photo

Premium - PHP45 Well-milled - PHP40 Regular - PHP33 NFA Rice - PHP27 Roundscad (Galunggong-local) - PHP130 Pork (liempo) PHP225 Chicken egg (medium) - PHP6.50 per piece Cooking oil (30 ml) - PHP24 Cooking oil (1 liter) - PHP50

The implementation of ECQ in Luzon would expire on April 30.

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

As of Sunday, the Philippines has 4,648 confirmed Covid-19 cases, with 297 deaths and 197 recoveries. (PNA)