As you may have read recently, Russia just resumed supplying Europe with natural gas after cutting supply for a month during the Christmas season. This drove up international prices and may have driven many of our LPG traders to hoard.

I've asked the DTI to go after these hoarders. When I was DTI Secretary, I made sure that I myself would do the inspection and conduct surprise inspections. We knew where the supply was, so we could trace where it'd be at anytime.

'Yan ang problema natin ngayon. Kung ako ang Pangulo, sisiguruhin ko na mababantayan ko ang presyo ng mga bilihin. Mahalaga ang kapakanan ng bawat pamilya, lalo na sa mga panahong ito ng krisis. Kaya lang ay 'di natin nakikita sa eksena ang ating Pangulo. Where is she, where is her presidency?

She's off to Davos, Switzerland, to tell the world that in the Philippines, 'ramdam ang kaunlaran.' If I were President, things would be different. Para sa akin, mahalaga ang tao, hindi ang sarili ko.

M.