MANILA, Philippines — The government will file charges against market owners selling overpriced essential goods amid the coronavirus pandemic, the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said Tuesday.
“The government will not think twice of charging you with criminal cases congruent to the offense you committed,” DILG Officer-in-Charge Undersecretary Bernardo Florece Jr. said in a statement.
Florece issued the statement as he called on local government units (LGUs) outside Metro Manila to launch a crackdown on profiteers in public and private markets.
With this, Florece Jr. ordered LGUs outside the metropolis to activate their Local Price Coordinating Council (L…
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