00:00Former President Cory Aquino called it the food dish that best embodies the Filipino palate, flavorful, abundant, and affordable.
00:08Except these days, round scad or galonggong is far from being cheap or affordable like it used to.
00:15Our Gab Humilde has his latest consumer report in the public market on the coast on the cost of round scad.
00:24Amit opted not by round scad or galonggong for a long time because of its high price.
00:29Today, he bought salmon for Php 100 for the pangat dish she plans to cook amid the budget strategy he shared to make ends meet.
00:41As for Annie's seasonal sale, which sometimes are hit or otherwise depending on her customers' moods or appetites for that day,
00:52she sells her fish at a deal of Php 100 per pile.
00:55She admits having difficulty in selling all her fish in hand or in stock.
01:08In the latest monitoring of the Department of Agriculture, the typical per kilo cost of local galonggong is Php 400,
01:16while imported galonggong fetches for Php 300 per kilo in public markets in Metro Manila.
01:23According to the Bureau of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources or BIFAR,
01:26it is expected the price of galonggong will slide or drop after the fishing ban is lifted
01:31in the coasts of northern Palawan as part of government's conservation measures.
01:37BIFAR spokesperson Nazario Briguera said the volume of galonggong in public markets
01:41is expected to surge in the next few weeks.
01:43We're expecting in the coming weeks, pababa na yung presyo dahil makakabalik na yung mga pumalaot
01:49at i-expect na natin ang pagtaas ng supply sa ating mga pabilihan.
01:54While the prices of galonggong has not gone down as of yet,
01:58the Bureau encourages the public to buy cheaper fish.
02:00Abundant ang ating supply naman pagdating sa aquaculture,
02:07nandang yung tilapia natin, nandyan yung bangus,
02:10na masasabi din naman natin ay sapat na source ng protina,
02:18yung dietary protein na kinukuha natin sa isda.
02:21So meron naman tayong aquaculture production.
02:25Gab Villegas from the National TV Network for New and Better Philippines.
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