The Bacolod City Price Monitoring Council yesterday checked the prices prime and basic commodities and inspected weighing scales in three public markets, a press release from City Mayor's Office said.

The inspection team, that included representatives from the Department of Trade and Industry, the Market Coordinating and Monitoring Task Force, Revenue Inspection and Miscellaneous Services Office-City Treasurer's Office, visited Burgos, Libertad and Central Markets.

During their monitoring on February 3, the most common price of refined sugar was P40 per kilo while brown sugar, P30 per kilo but as of yesterday, prices dropped by P1 per kilo, the press release said.

The monitoring yesterday also showed no significant increases in prices of other prime and basic commodities this week.

Meanwhile, MCMT Chief Coordinator Ernesto Pineda said that this week, the team sealed and calibrated 264 weighing scales.

Last year, 2,202 weighing scales were tested. Of the number, 2,157 were sealed and calibrated, while 45 were confiscated, the press release added.*

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