Prize freeze now activated in Aklan

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is implementing a price freeze order on basic commodities in the province as residents here are reeling from the effects of recent super typhoon 'Yolanda.'

Diosdado Cadena, provincial DTI director, said Thursday that businessmen and traders found increasing their prices outside the standard retail price will face sanctions.

"Based on the monitoring we conducted, some traders have increased prices but they could not be sanctioned because price freeze is only limited to basic commodities. It is now up to consumers whether to patronize certain overpriced goods or not," Cadena said.

For complaints on gasoline and Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG), residents can file their concerns with their respective local government units ((LGUs). The LGUs will then forward the complaint to the Department of Energy.

Reports said that a gasoline station in Panay Island is charging its customers to as much as P80 per liter.