Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. has urged consumers to stay vigilant and report concerns about the prices of agricultural commodities using the Department of Agriculture’s #DABantayPresyo hashtag.
“Reminder, we have #DABantayPresyo. If you notice unusually high prices, take a picture and send it using that hashtag,” the agriculture chief said during a joint DA-Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) at Cartimar Market in Pasay City on January 24, 2025.
The market monitoring team, led by Secretary Tiu Laurel, Pasay City Mayor Imelda Calixto-Rubiano, DA Assistant Secretary Genevieve Velicaria-Guevarra, and DTI Assistant Secretary Agaton Teodoro Uvero, assessed the availability and affordability of various agricultural commodities, including rice, vegetables, fish, and meat.
Consumers can receive daily updates on the prices of basic agricultural commodities in major markets by subscribing to the DA Bantay Presyo Text Blast service. To register, visit tinyurl.com/3vxkjhmz. (Photos by Joseph Henry Elamparo, DA-AFID)
