TO ENSURE the compliance of stores and buyers in Central Luzon to price control and Inter-agency Task Force (IATF) guidelines adopted during the enhanced community quarantine (ECQ), the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI), provincial offices, Philippine National Police (PNP) and local government units in the region joined forces in monitoring and checking major stores.
All price monitoring teams of the DTI in the seven provinces of Central Luzon conducted the joint inspection with officials of PNP and LGUs in their respective areas.
During the joint inspections, the DTI team checked the compliance of supermarkets and groceries to the price freeze implemented because of the declaration of the Public Health Emergency, as well as the supply situation of basic goods and prime commodities in major stores.
Officials of PNP and the LGUs, meanwhile, checked the compliance of buyers and store staff with social distancing measures, wearing of face masks, provision of sanitizers and disinfectants in the stores and the implementation of the liquor ban throughout the region.
The inspection showed that most of the establishments in the region were compliant with the said directives which aim is to ensure the safety of consumers and also their personnel.
Nonetheless, DTI and PNP still reminded business owners to continue to implement precautionary measures to safeguard the public against the dreaded coronavirus disease.