The problem this poses is that operators will also shift to high value items and drugs instead of food and vegetables. Diokno pointed out that “local authorities should facilitate, not impede, the movement of essential food items to the intended markets. They should be at the front of the class, explaining to the other departments why their areas of concern have become the center of inefficiency and corruption that now cause high inflation in the Philippines! Secretary Ben Diokno and the TWG have to put up mobile numbers and hotlines and complaint centers to report the various forms of impositions and delays that LGUs and government agencies make. Diokno, but it is often refreshing and infuriating to learn firsthand what ordinary citizens and job generating firms have to endure.
