The National Price Coordinating Council called a Special virtual Meeting in the morning of 28 Jan. 2021 which lasted for more than three hours to analyze why vegetables, pork and chicken prices have shot off the roof in recent weeks.  Chaired by DTI Sec. Mon Lopez, he used fishbone analysis and had his key staff from the head & regional offices join in to focus on what's been causing the run-away inflation the country's been experiencing for these commodities. Supermarket operators from PAGASA & PCCTA were asked to label meat produce for sale as either local or imported. Local connotes fresher but more expensive meats as compared to the imported but frozen ones (not recently slaughtered). Consumers have a choice but must be informed. As it seems, a lot of imported meats are thawed to make them look like they are local & fetch higher prices. The idea of government allowing importation is to offer the public cheaper alternatives at a volume that does not negatively impact the produce of local growers.

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President Steven T. Cua was interviewed in his supermarket for television on 14 January 2021 whether he would allow his employees to be vaccinated against COVID-19.   He replied: "Naturally, to clear all doubts that there is very little chance that you'd catch the virus while shopping at supermarkets."

To test the viability of physical shopping at a time when the pandemic seems to lie low, PAGASA held a face-to-face Meeting with My Suki's Victor Javier, Ivan & Chris Cataluña on the eve of 13 Jan.  2021 at the Sports Lounge 1 of the Quezon City Sports Club.  It was a case of finding out if PAGASA members were willing to come out to meet with each other in the flesh.  Sports Lounge 1 was air-conditioned but the staff left the glass doors wide open so the air and elements (if ever the virus was air-born) inside the room would not be contained. Results proved that people were still hesitant to go out for any reason even if My Suki’s online proposition presented an opportunity for the members of the Association.  Only six warm bodies dared to taste the good food that evening.