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Price of 'Noche Buena' products monitored only, not regulated by DTI - official

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Job Manahan, ABS-CBN News 

<div class="embed-wrap"><figure data-feedback="fb:likes,fb:comments"><img alt="ABS-CBN News" src="https://sa.kapamilya.com/absnews/abscbnnews/media/2022/life/12/20/20221214-noche-buena-prices-jc1121.jpg"/><figcaption>A vendor attends to her stall at the Nepa Q-Mart in Quezon City on December 14, 2022. <em>Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News</em></figcaption></figure></div><p>MANILA - The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Tuesday reminded consumers that the government could not regulate the prices of Noche Buena products even as these are being monitored.</p><p>Trade Undersecretary Ruth Castelo said it is because these are neither basic or prime commodities.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/12/01/22/manufacturers-urged-to-temper-price-hikes-for-noche-buena-products">DTI to manufacturers: Temper price hikes for Noche Buena products</a></li></ul><p>The DTI is being informed, however, if stores and retailers overprice these products. </p><p>&quot;Stable naman siya (price). Marami tayong supply na price guide earlier this month. Ito ang price guide, presyo ng mga produktop na nakiita nila sa retail,&quot; said Castelo during a televised briefing. </p><p>&quot;Yung noche buena price guide, that is not regulated by government kasi seasonal products ito. They are neither basic nor prime. So ang presyo ay manufacturers ang nagde-decide,&quot; she added. </p><figure class="op-interactive"><iframe allow="autoplay; fullscreen" frameBorder="0" height="100%" id="ivsplayer01" scrolling="no" src="https://player.ivideosmart.com/ivsplayer/v4/dist/html/iframe-src.html?iframeid=ivsplayer01&amp;key=e8c22c015ca9eafa76f1e3edfa03c603&amp;spid=3001339&amp;vid=2387656" width="100%"></iframe></figure><div class="iwantbar"><em>Video from PTV</em></div><p>&quot;Pero naka-monitor kami na kapag may tumaas na presyo compared sa new prices sa prevailing price, doon kami naa-alert agad.&quot;</p><p>The statement from the official came after her agency asserted that P500 will be enough for a family to have the Christmas eve feast despite consumers stating otherwise.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/11/23/22/prices-of-noche-buena-items-rise-in-latest-price-guide-dti">DTI issues noche buena price guide; some prices rose up to 27 percent vs 2021</a></li></ul><p>Earlier this month, the agency urged manufacturers to minimize the price increases of Noche Buena products. A total of 195 out of 223 Christmas staples saw an increase in prices from 10 percent to 27 percent, based on their monitoring.</p><p>Among the Noche Buena items with price adjustments are ham, fruit cocktail, cheese, mayonnaise, pasta, and spaghetti sauce.</p>

Trade Undersecretary Ruth Castelo reminded consumers that prices of these holiday goods could not be regulated by government because these are neither basic or prime commodities.

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Price of 'Noche Buena' products monitored only, not regulated by DTI - official

Job Manahan,

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Published Dec 20, 2022 07:04 PM PHT

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