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BUTUAN CITY - The Department of Trade and Industry-Caraga (DTI-13) lifted the price freeze for basic necessities on Sunday, February 20, or 60 days after the region was placed under a state of calamity in December last year due to the devastation of Typhoon Odette. With the lifting of the price freeze, DTI-13 has told manufacturers, retailers, distributors, and consumers that basic necessities in the region will be sold at their suggested retail prices (SRPs) based on the Jan. 27, 2022 list. Mike Ariel Plaza, the Regional Information Officer of DTI-13 told Philippine News Agency on Monday that even though the price freeze on basic necessities was lifted, the agency will continue the intensified regular monitoring of prices and random enforcement activities in the region to determine the compliance of establishments. "During our monitoring when the price freeze was implemented, there were no recorded violations on the basic necessities under the jurisdiction of the DTI, and I think