Amid rising fish prices following the recent tropical cyclones, fishers' group Pambansang Lakas ng Kilusang Mamamalakaya ng Pilipinas (Pamalakaya) urged the goverment to impose price control on essential fish products. Based on the group's latest market monitoring, a significant surge in retail prices for staple fish, with galunggong (round scad) now priced at P220 to P240 per kilogram, tilapia at P160 to P180 per kilogram, and bangus at P180 per kilogram. "Hindi ang bagyo at lalong hindi mga mangingisda ang dahilan ng pagsirit ng presyo ng isda sa palengke, kundi ang mga pribadong trader na sinasamantala ang kalamidad para manipulahin ang presyo (Neither the typhoons nor the fishers are to blame for the spike in fish prices. It is the private traders who exploit the calamities to manipulate prices)," Pamalakaya Vice Chairperson Ronnel Arambulo said in a statement on Saturday, Nov. 2.

Santos, J. (2024, November 3). Price control on fish products urged post - 'Kristine', 'Leon'. Manila Bulletin, p. 3.