DTI Sec. Ramon Lopez chaired the National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) Meeting held on 21 Nov. 2017 at 1:30pm at the AVR Conference Room Penthouse of the BOI Building.  As the year ends, the DTI Sec. and NPCC Chairman reviews the movement of prices leading to Noche Buena for the buying public. He looks into the price of meat, poultry and agricultural products, on fueland LPG, on essential and non-essential drugs, even on plywood and primarily on Basic Necessities and Prime Commodities.The BSP reports that FDI during the first 9 months of 2017 was down only 5.2% vs. 14% the previous year.