Malacanang on Monday, August 22, said the retail price of sugar in supermarkets and groceries in Metro Manila is now pegged at P70 per kilo.
The Palace said it has been getting reports that owners of supermarket and grocery chains have acceded to the request of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R
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In response to the sudden increase in sugar prices, major supermarkets in the country heeded the call of consumers to provide cheap-priced sugar in their stores.
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Press Secretary Trixie Cruz-Angeles said on Friday, Aug. 19, that Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez facilitat
(PNA file photo by Nanette L. Guadalquiver) MANILA - Business tycoons who dominate the supermarket business in the country have heeded the call of Filipino consumers to make available cheap-priced sugar in their groceries and stores amid the sudden spike in sugar prices in the market. On orders from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr., Executive Secretary Victor Rodriguez facilitated the series of talks with owners of Robinsons Supermarket, SM Supermarket, Puregold Supermarket, and S&R Membership Shopping and they all agreed to the suggested retail price of Php70 per kilo of sugar, from a high of PHP90 to PHP110 per kilo. "The President lauded the selfless response from these businessmen who are sacrificing not just their own inventory but also their projected business profits for the sake of the ordinary Filipinos at this time when the country is besieged by many problems," Rodriguez said. "This is a classic display of the indomitable Filipino spirit