Manila, March 12 -- The Department of the Interior and Local Government in Western Visayas (DILG-6) will issue a memorandum for local government units to reactivate their local price coordinating council (LPCC) amid the Middle East crisis.

The move was an offshoot of the inter-agency consultation meeting for fuel price monitoring and anti-hoarding measures convened by DILG-6 and attended by key partner agencies on March 9.

Regional Legal Officer Junine Wednesday Java, in a phone interview on Thursday, said specific roles were discussed, with the DILG monitoring the activation of the local price coordinating council.

"It was agreed upon that they will be reactivated to serve as a mechanism for monitoring fuel supply and retail prices," ...