DTI issues candle price guide, warns All Souls' Day profiteers

As November 2, All Souls' Day nears, the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) issued a candle price guide and warned vendors against profiteering. The DTI, in its price guide, said retailers who sell above the suggested retail prices will be dealt with accordingly. "Retailers selling above the set SRP (suggested retail price) will be dealt with accordingly, pursuant to Republic Act 7581 or the PRICE ACT," the DTI said. The DTI also encouraged consumers to send complaints or reports via text to DTI Secretary Gregory Domingo at 0917 806-3473. Calls may also be made to the DTI hotline at 751-3330. All Souls' Day All Souls' Day, November 2, is a Catholic feast day for remembering the dead. However, millions of Filipinos start flocking to cemeteries as early as November 1, All Saints' Day, also a Catholic feast for honoring all saints, both those who are known and the unknown. Many Filipinos even start visiting cemeteries on Halloween (also known as All Hallows' Eve), October 31, the eve of All Saints' Day (previously called All Hallows' Day). November 1 is a holiday but Malacañang has declared November 2 a regular working day. – VVP, GMANews.TV