MANILA – President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. remains committed to addressing the increasing prices of food, especially rice, Malacañang said.
According to Presidential Communications Office Undersecretary Claire Castro, the Chief Executive is looking into the possible root cause of the rising rice prices.
“Sa food security, tinututukan iyan ng Pangulo. At inaalam din kung saan ba dapat ang magandang paraan para ito ay ma-lessen kung may problema man diyan. ‘Yun naman ang laging ginagawa ng Pangulo,” Castro said in an interview with DZBB AM radio on Friday.
“Tututukan ito mabuti ng Pangulo kung ano ang nagiging problema, kung bakit hindi pa yata bumababa sobra ang presyo ng bigas,” she added.
Castro also warned that stiff punishment will be meted to economic saboteurs, specifically smugglers and hoarders manipulating the supply and prices of agricultural products.
“Behind our back, may gumagawa ng ganiyang mga krimen. Hindi iyan makakalagpas sa Pangulo kaya iisa-isahin natin iyan,” Castro said.
President Marcos recently sought a “unified” approach to stabilize food prices, as well as new policies to shield consumers from market volatility./PN
