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[email protected] Police hunts for hit-and-run SM Center Ormoc opens Nov. 16 maroon Nissan Frontier BY DAILYN CABARSE SM CENTER ORMOC will be opening its doors to shoppers and dining enthusiasts on No- vember 16, Friday, at 3:00 in the afternoon. Aside from top manage- ment people, the mall opening will feature actress Rhian Ramos SEE SM CENTER P. 6 READ STORY ON P. 10 Rice prices drop after Piñol launches SRP/DA Tienda program in Ormoc City BY DAILYN CABARSE AND A PNA REPORT RICE PRICES dropped nationwide after Agriculture Sec- retary Emmanuel Piñol led the launching of the Suggested Retail Price (SRP) program here in the city to control prices of the staple, after it went up as high as 70-pesos per kilo in August. Piñol said the National Food kg.; well-milled rice (imported), Authority (NFA), backed by the PHP39 per kg.; and premium rice Department of Trade and Industry (imported), PHP43 per kg. and the Philippine National Po- “This is to stabilize the price of lice, will start imposing sanctions rice. No more hoarding, no specu- against traders and retailers not lation. It’s good for consumers, complying with the SRP set for market, and farmers. The SRP will both local and imported rice sold be adjusted based on the volume of in the market. harvest and world market prices,” In consultation with rice in- Piñol said during the launch of the dustry stakeholders, the follow- SRP program at the city market ing SRP were set: regular milled here.