THE Department of Trade and Industry said it cannot issue suggested retail price bulletin regularly due to “fluctuating factors” such as climate change, and price of fuel, among others.
[We can’t do it because the factors are fluctuating. It varies like the climate: our seasons are rainy, sunny; but during summer, it rains. So that is affected.] [It’s an unforeseeable event that you can’t really predict unless you have a crystal ball like the seer, Madam Auring. We didn’t have it then; so, we can’t really predict it.]
[That needs salary, personnel capacity, or the amount of personnel you have varies. There are many reasons why we cannot put a regular schedule for adjustments.] “Kailangan balanse rin ang polisiya ng gobyerno. Patuloy natin itong pinag-aaralan,” the Trade chief added. [The government’s policy also needs to be balanced. We continue to study it.]