00:00Where did the 20 pesos go?
00:03A piece of tomato.
00:05Tomatoes are that expensive after the celebration of the new year, according to the Department of Agriculture.
00:11The price of other vegetables is targeted by Bernadette Reyes.
00:19Tomatoes are one of the main ingredients in stir-fried dishes, sinigang, and others.
00:24But Lot, who cooks sinigang, reduced the amount of tomatoes he buys because it's too expensive now.
00:29I reduced it because it's too expensive.
00:31It's not practical to buy a lot of tomatoes.
00:34How much was it earlier?
00:3673 pesos.
00:37How many pieces were those?
00:38Four.
00:39She said it's better to discard these vegetables so that there are still some tomatoes left in the dishes.
00:44Instead of three tomatoes, I reduced it to two.
00:49It depends on the dish.
00:51Just like sarsayado, when it's fried, it can't be without tomatoes.
00:55It's a must, even if it's just one or two.
01:00The price of tomatoes in some families in Metro Manila went up to 360 pesos per kilo,
01:05according to the monitoring of the Department of Agriculture.
01:08That's higher than the price before the new year, and it's almost the same as a kilo of pork.
01:15Here in Trabajo Market in Manila, the price of tomatoes goes up to 320 pesos per kilo.
01:21When I weighed the two tomatoes, it went up to 44 pesos.
01:26The tomatoes are too expensive now.
01:28Suppliers say they don't have any supply.
01:32I'm just looking for it.
01:33Just like January 1, 2.
01:37I went around Divisoria Balintawa.
01:39I couldn't find even one piece.
01:42I got something, but it's not like that.
01:45It's really raw.
01:46In the Litex Market in Quezon City, the price of tomatoes is 280 pesos per kilo.
01:50If it's really expensive, it's not worth it.
01:54We're looking for other alternatives.
01:57For example, tomato sauce, which is cheaper.
02:00It's expensive.
02:01There are a lot of suppliers.
02:03When they ask the price, they let it go.
02:06It's really expensive.
02:08It's like that when there are special holidays.
02:11The ingredients are expensive.
02:13Their stock is still there before the holidays.
02:19So it's still high.
02:21In Ilocos Norte, the farm gate price of tomatoes is at 180 pesos.
02:26The price of tomatoes there is up to 220 pesos per kilo.
02:31We used to plant, but there was a typhoon.
02:33So now, the price of tomatoes is low.
02:36So it's expensive.
02:39In Bataan, the price of tomatoes is up to 200 pesos per kilo in Urani and Dinalupihan.
02:45The price of carrots, potatoes, and petchay is also high.
02:48The price of eggplant and chayote is also low.
02:51In Mangaldan, Pangasinan, the price of meat is high.
02:55But the price of pork is still high, which is around 350 pesos per kilo.
03:01The price of chicken is low.
03:03From 250 pesos per kilo, it's only 200 pesos.
03:07In Iloilo Central Market, the price of pork is still high, which is around 380 pesos per kilo.
03:14According to pork sellers, there is still a lack of supply due to the high demand during the holiday season.
03:19For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, Nakatuto, 24 Hours.
03:27GMA Integrated News is still trying to get permission from the Department of Agriculture
03:31to explain why the price of tomatoes and other vegetables is high.
03:37For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, Nakatuto, 24 Hours.
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