00:00People, Filipinos have a culture of having lechon at their table every Christmas or New Year.
00:06But how much is the price of lechon nowadays?
00:10Let's find out in the report of Denise Osorio, live.
00:14Denise.
00:16Audrey, the sun is not yet rising.
00:19The sun has already started here in Laloma, Quezon City.
00:23Because of the lechon here, on the left and right,
00:26you can see the display of fresh and newly cooked lechon.
00:31But Audrey, the prices of products here have already increased since the 1st of December.
00:39According to Margie, a lechon seller,
00:42pork is expensive now, not only because of Christmas,
00:45but also because of the recent typhoons.
00:51The price of lechon is higher now compared to the past months.
00:56The lechon that we have is around Php 9,000.
01:01That's the size.
01:03Last month, we were able to get Php 7,000.
01:08But now, it's not available.
01:12There is no lechon for Php 1,000 for a whole lechon here in Laloma this December.
01:17And this is the only place where they can make a profit for a year.
01:22According to the cook, Kuya Jandi,
01:24lechon is a long process.
01:27For big lechon or pork,
01:29it takes up to 4 hours to cook.
01:33Aside from the taste, quality is also important.
01:39Cook it well.
01:42So that the customer won't complain.
01:45According to Kuya Jandi,
01:47you also need to make sure that the net is always clean
01:50so that the new lechons won't get dirty.
01:55Audrey, we talked to the sellers
01:59who cook lechon,
02:01and we found out that
02:03it's better for them to have their lechon online.
02:07According to them, even though they still have a lot of customers,
02:11they still have a lot of online orders and phone calls.
02:15Because they are online on social media now.
02:18In one store, they can sell up to 200,
02:22almost 200,
02:24up to 500 lechons.
02:26It's only for Christmas, Audrey.
02:28They don't have anything for the 15, 10, or 20 lechons
02:32that they can sell from Monday to Friday
02:35on a normal day or week.
02:38So that's the latest news from Laloma, Quezon City.
02:43Back to you, Audrey.
02:45There you go.
02:46Even though the lechon is delicious,
02:48be careful to avoid high pressure.
02:51Thank you very much, Denise Osorio.
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