THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has frozen the prices of basic commodities on Boracay island in Aklan province after the government closed it to tourists late last month for a six-month rehabilitation.

In a statement on Tuesday, Rebecca M. Racson, officer-in-charge/regional director of DTI in Region 6, said prices of basic necessities and prime commodities (BNPCs) were being constantly monitored even before the government declared the famed tourist destination under a state of calamity.

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