Kalibo Mayor Sucro formally organized the Local Price Coordinating Council

KALIBO, Aklan- Kalibo Mayor Juris Bautista-Sucro has officially organized the Local Price Coordinating Council.

In a copy of the executive order no. 61 series of 2022, Sucro said that Republic Act op. 7851 provides for the protection of consumers by prescribing measures against excessive price increases during emergency situations.

“Whereas, the Republic Act 71 (also) requires that all articles of commerce and trade offered for sale to the public at retail shall be publicly displayed with appropriate tags or labels indicating the prices of such articles ad such articles be sold uniformly ad without discrimination at a stated price,” Sucro said in the signed EO.

The local price council is set to coordinate with the National Price Coordinating Council during emergencies. The council is chaired by Sucro, with the Department of Trade and Industry as the vice chair.

The members include Councilor Matt Guzman as the chair of the committee of public utilities; Councilor William Lachica Jr as chair of the committees on business, trade, and industry; and consumer protection/labor, and employment, including Municipal Executive Assistant II Giselle Quimpo.

Other members include representatives from the Municipal Health Office, Municipal Economic Enterprise Development Office, Municipal Agriculture Office, Market Supervisor, Municipal Agricultural and Fisheries Council, Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry-Aklan, Kalibo Migrants Support Group, and the Archbishop Gabriel M. Reyes Foundation.