The Department of Trade and Industry encouraged shoppers to consider product safety and quality before purchasing items based solely on their lower prices.
The government expects stable prices for essential goods through December as it addresses rising inflation and the weakening Philippine peso against the US dollar.
Child protection against vaccine-preventable diseases is being strengthened as three Ilocos Norte LGUs report high measles-rubella vaccination coverage.
Measles-rubella protection is being expanded to more than 25,000 children as Baguio health authorities intensify supplemental immunization activities across the city.
More than 93,000 children have received measles-rubella vaccines since Aug. 10 as health teams expand immunization efforts across the Negros Island Region.
PhilHealth is promoting wider use of YAKAP and GAMOT so registered members across Bicol can maximize their available healthcare and medication benefits.