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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has issued notices of violation to 36 retailers nationwide for failing to comply with the mandatory price ceiling of P50 per kilogram for imported rice.
The DA said in a statement on Tuesday that the notices were sent to 19 rice retailers in the Ilocos region, eight in Metro Manila, four in Central Luzon, three in the Negros Island Region and two in Bicol.
“The issuance of notices of violations forms part of the DA’s intensified monitoring and enforcement efforts to ensure adherence to government-mandated rice cap policies and protect consumers from unjustified price increases,” it added.
A market vendor at Trabajo Market in Sampaloc, Manila, received a notice of violation for changing a shelf label after inspectors arrived. The stall initially displayed a price of P55 per kilogram for imported rice.
