The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Wednesday said it is looking into a “strategic importation” of carrots alongside the possible imposition of a price cap for carrots, pork liempo (belly), and palm-based cooking oil. This comes amid the elevated prices of the said commodities in local markets while the country is in an energy emergency. In a WhatsApp message, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the strategic importation of car…
This story is only covered by news sources that have yet to be evaluated by the independent media monitoring agencies we use to assess the quality and reliability of news outlets on our platform. Learn more here.