In separate interviews conducted by The Manila Times, residents claimed that some sellers have taken advantage of the enhanced community quarantine, which had restricted limited the supply of basic goods like rice, poultry, fish and vegetables in the city. “The supply of basic commodities is going scarce and it is natural that prices will go up,” he said. He added that the government rolling stores should be more visible in local communities for better access to basic commodities priced at normal prices. The BARMM-MTIT said in an issued statement that there was a price freeze at the moment. “May be they don’t know [the situation here] and that’s why they could say the trading situation in BARMM is stable.

Source: Manila Times April 10, 2020 16:30 UTC