00:00More than 2,000 kilos of tomatoes were thrown on the side of the road in Bambang, Nueva Vizcaya.
00:13Farmers were not able to sell them because of the low price.
00:18At a price of only Php 5 per kilo, they were in a very bad condition compared to what they paid for transportation and workers.
00:25In Bayongbong, the wholesale price of tomatoes was reduced to Php 8 per kilo.
00:31Some farmers stopped harvesting tomatoes to avoid additional expenses.
00:37In the latest price monitoring of the Department of Agriculture here in Metro Manila,
00:41the price of tomatoes varies from Php 25 to Php 65 per kilo.
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