Senators call for price freeze in areas affected by ‘Odette’

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In this photo taken early Dec. 16, 2021, residents sleep inside a sports complex turned into an evacuation center in Dapa town, Siargao island, Surigao del Norte province in southern island of Mindanao, ahead of Typhoon Rai's landfall in the province.

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MANILA, Philippines — Two senators this week called on the government to order a freeze on the prices of basic commodities in areas worst hit by Typhoon Odette. 

 

Odette, internationally named Rai, is the strongest typhoon to batter the disaster-prone Philippines this year. It has killed at least 375 people, by the national police's count, and caused damage worth P343 million by the disaster agency's estimates.  

 

Senate President Vicente Sotto III, a candidate for vice president, on Tuesday said the government should work fast to stop unscrupulous business owners who might raise the prices of basic commodities amid a shortage in food and water supplies. 

 

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