Malacañang wants tight price watch during ‘ber’ months

WITH prices of commodities expected to rise as the holiday season approaches, Malacañang called on government agencies to keep a tight watch on prices to prevent abuse and possible manipulation by unscrupulous traders.

Presidential Communications Secretary Herminio Coloma Jr. on Thursday also said President Benigno Aquino 3rd will continue to keep tab of the prices following the Justice department’s findings that the recent hike in the prices of garlic and other commodities was “deliberate.”