DTI: No price hike for basic necessities, prime commodities until year-end

GMA Network - Oct 23, 2026

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Friday assured consumers that prices of some 204 basic necessities and prime commodities will remain unchanged until the end of the year, as agreed upon with manufacturers and retailers.

Read full article

More News

Oct 23, 2026

Philippines offers US$786,000 bounty for ‘dangerous’ senator wanted by ICC

The Philippine government put a bounty on Friday on the head of the top enforcer of ex-president Rodrigo Duterte’s bloody anti-drug crackdown, nearly a year after the International Criminal Court (ICC) ordered his arrest. Former Philippine police chief and sitting Senator Ronald “Bato” dela Rosa had mostly been in hiding for months before The Hague-based tribunal unsealed the November 2025 arrest warrant against him in May and put him into flight. The bounty comes just over a month before...

Oct 23, 2026

Storm Austen brings 80mph winds: 9,000 homes without power, schools closed, flights and trains axed

Storm Austen smashed into Britain today with 80mph gusts and heavy rain as schools closed and thousands of homes lost power while trains and flights were cancelled.

Oct 23, 2026

Fury as BBC Breakfast presenters fail to wear poppies despite launch of annual Poppy Appeal - unlike their ITV and Sky rivals

Presenters Charlie Stayt and Naga Munchetty fronted this morning's programme but appeared not to be wearing the red flower synonymous with the Royal British Legion's annual appeal.

Oct 23, 2026

Prince William appears on The Graham Norton Show to discuss his love of Traitors... and the job he'd have if he wasn't first in line to throne

William walked out on stage to joyful cheers and gasps as host Graham was chatting to celebrity guests Cate Blanchett, Robert Irwin and Hannah Waddingham.

British mother drowns in Bahamas while trying to save her two children who were swept away while snorkelling

Oct 23, 2026

Cheers! England's oldest pub is finally named as experts confirm 'national treasure' boozer started pulling pints 600 years ago after studying tree rings in timber frame

Everyone thinks they know where England's oldest pub is - and have had many a drunken debate over it. But that argument now seems to have been settled.

Recommended

DTI: No price hike for basic necessities, prime commodities until year-end

Philippines offers US$786,000 bounty for ‘dangerous’ senator wanted by ICC

Storm Austen brings 80mph winds: 9,000 homes without power, schools closed, flights and trains axed

Fury as BBC Breakfast presenters fail to wear poppies despite launch of annual Poppy Appeal - unlike their ITV and Sky rivals

Prince William appears on The Graham Norton Show to discuss his love of Traitors... and the job he'd have if he wasn't first in line to throne

British mother drowns in Bahamas while trying to save her two children who were swept away while snorkelling

Police forced to apologise after officers captured on body-worn camera joking about death of Paul Hardcastle's son

Met Office issues new 33-hour weather warning for Greater Manchester as 65mph winds to hit during Storm Boelo

Storm Austen LIVE updates as Chester Zoo closes its doors amid strong winds

Child psychologist was suspended for a'sexual in nature' relationship - but now he's teaching children on the NDIS

'I've painted more Lowrys than Lowry' says the world's greatest art forger whose 'Old Masters' sell for £25,000

MRT-3 privatization eyed by mid-2027 under P103.6-billion deal

Cheers! England's oldest pub is finally named as experts confirm 'national treasure' boozer started pulling pints 600 years ago after studying tree rings in timber frame

Diesel prices poised to climb next week

DTI mulls over mandatory certification for e-bikes, batteries

UK households urged to stock up on three items as Storm Austen and Boelo to hit Greater Manchester

Sandiganbayan OKs withdrawal of Safe Spaces Act case vs Army colonel

Man, 61, appears in court accused of murdering housing officer, 47, found stabbed in crashed car as she tried to drive to hospital

Tragedy as man dies in north Manchester street

Twisted manosphere influencer Andrew Tate is 'very sick' in prison and needs medical help, his lawyer pleads: 'Pray for him'

Five Israelis are wounded by terrorists before IDF kill gunmen and thwart 'major attack on civilians' - after it was revealed Hamas warned of a 'second October 7'

Meghan Markle says she is 'deeply distressed' by allegations her father Thomas possessed child sex abuse images and reveals letter with 'disturbing' claims were passed to Met Police in 2018