Manila, May 18 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) said 1,350 local government units (LGUs) have reactivated their Local Price Coordinating Councils (LPCCs) to help monitor the supply and prices of rice and other key commodities.

Field reports show 1,269 LGUs are now conducting regular market inspections, 230 have deputized village officials and non-government organizations to monitor price spikes, and 1,201 are coordinating with national agencies to address hoarding and unjustified price hikes.

The DILG issued the directive to the LGUs under Memorandum Circular 2025-044 in support of President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr.'s goal of lowering rice prices nationwide, according to a news release Sunday.

The circular ...