(Filed by 104.7 IFM Dagupan News)

DTI put up SRPs for school supplies 

ANTICIPATING problems of most parents when classes start, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) listed Suggested Retail Prices (SRP) on all school supplies last July 25.

SRP on notebooks are from P23 to P52 each, pencil (three pieces), at P18 to P33; ball pen (three pieces), at P24 to P33.

The DTI vowed to conduct inspection of all retail outlets of school supplies to ensure that they sell their goods in accordance with the government-approved SRP.

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SINAG warns of further rice price increase due to short supply 

DUE to short supply, the price of rice in the market is expected to further increase, the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikutura (SINAG) confirmed.

SINAG chairman Engr. Rosendo So said the farm gate price of palay is already P30 per kilo and wet palay is sold at P26 per kilo because of losses incurred during Typhoon Egay that submerged and destroyed rice crops, some of which were due for harvest starting October.

He said to date, current stocks in warehouses of traders are almost exhausted and no replenishment has arrived.

This month the minimum price of commercial rice is now P40 per kilo.

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AUTOPro to seek fare increase in Pangasinan, Dagupan

THE Alliance of United Transport Organizations  Province-wide (AUTOPro) is set to submit a petition for fare increase in view of the weekly increases in the price of diesel and gasoline.

AUTOPro said it will submit its petition next week to the Land Transportation Franchising and Regulatory Board (LTFRB) in Region 1, that will conduct a public consultation on the petition.

They said that because of  the weekly fuel price increase, exacerbated by traffic bottlenecks along major streets in Dagupan, it forces them to limit their trips.
In fact, even some modernized jeepneys have temporarily stopped commuting passengers because they believe they cannot earn because of the high fuel cost.

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Modernized jeepneys grounded due to higher fuel costs

DUE to weekly fuel price increases, the Dagupan City Loop Transport Cooperative (DCLTC) decided not to  field some of their modernized jeepneys in a bid to minimize its costs of operations.

Jerry Quiroz, DCLTC chairman, said limiting the number of their unit commuting passengers enables them to save on fuel costs, since earnings of the modernized jeepneys will pay for fuel.

LTFRB 1, however, warned that the transport cooperative is violating the franchise granted to their vehicles if doesn’t operate its units.

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Higher price for bangus noted in Dagupan

AFTER the flood spawned by Typhoon Egay, the price of milkfish per kilo in regular size in the Dagupan fish markets during the past few days from P130-P150 per kilo has soared to P160-P170 per kilo because of higher costs of feeds, selling at P950 per bag.

A price survey conducted by IFM Dagupan at the Magsaysay Fish Market shows that the smaller-size bangus sells at P110-P130 or kilo. The prices of tilapia and galunggong have increased minimally.

Meanwhile, supply of bangus remains stable.

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Threat of fish kill spawns forced harvesting for bangus 

AN earlier threat of fish kill compelled fish farmers in western Pangasinan to harvest their milkfish being raised in fishponds and fish cages weeks ahead of schedule. These were brought to the Magsaysay Fish Market in Dagupan City to be sold.

Most that were prematurely harvested were bangus below their marketable sizes. They had to harvest because of the thinning dissolved oxygen in fishponds and fish cages, an indication of a fish kill about to occur.

The flood of prematurely harvested milkfish brought down the price of bangus down to P10 to P15 per kilo.

The price of bangus has bounced back since at P100-P130 per kilo. Before the flood, the price of milkfish was from P130-P150 per kilo.

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Vegetable prices soar almost double in Dagupan markets

A PRICE survey conducted by IFM Dagupan showed that highland vegetables were sold more than double their usual market prices in Dagupan City after the widespread flood spawned by Typhoon Egay.

The vegetables and their respective prices: Carrots, P180 per kilo (from P80 per kilo) bell pepper, P350 per kilo (from P200 per kilo); cabbage, P75 per kilo (from P50 per kilo); sayote, P50 per kilo (from P30 per kilo); broccoli, P220 per kilo (from P120 per kilo), eggplant, P120 per kilo (from P40 50 per kilo).

As a result, the demand for the vegetables was very low.

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