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00:00 It seems that the price of tomatoes is also increasing in their family.
00:04 Per kilo, it's more expensive than tilapia and chicken.
00:08 Bernadette Reyes is on the spot.
00:10 Ensalada
00:15 Sarsado
00:18 Mechado and Afritada
00:21 All year round, the Filipinos are getting tomatoes.
00:25 But maybe, it's because Christmas is coming.
00:28 So, what if the price of a kilo of tomatoes is more expensive than a kilo of tilapia or chicken
00:34 based on the monitoring of the Department of Agriculture?
00:37 It's already between Php 160 and Php 200.
00:40 Ms. Eva's discard said,
00:42 "Before, for 2 eggs, we can put 4 tomatoes.
00:47 Now, we can only put 1."
00:49 The price of tomatoes is increasing.
00:51 Let's see how many people can buy it.
00:54 For Php 220 per kilo, a tomato can be sold for Php 20.
01:02 The price of tomatoes is Php 240 per kilo or Php 24 per tomato in Marikina.
01:10 Before, they can get it for Php 1 per kilo.
01:12 It was cheap.
01:13 Now, it's Php 1 for 2 tomatoes.
01:16 The budget is too low.
01:18 The tomatoes from Nueva Ecija are far from the market.
01:22 Gasoline and trucking are expensive.
01:26 If you love tomatoes, you should cook the ones you don't need.
01:31 If you're going to saute, you should use only one.
01:34 The price of a kilo of tomatoes was Php 85 last July.
01:39 But it doubled on August until Php 116.
01:42 And it got more expensive in September.
01:45 In the latest inflation report of the Philippine Statistics Authority,
01:48 vegetables, like tomatoes, are one of the main reasons for the increase in inflation rate of 5.3%.
01:55 It's common when there's a storm, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry.
02:00 Our response to the DA is on the production side.
02:06 We are implementing sheltered growing and greenhouse farming.
02:15 We are studying where and what months should we plant vegetables
02:20 for sufficient supply if in demand, and not to waste if demand is low.
02:25 For GMA Integrated News, Brindadeth Reyes,
02:28 Tutok 24 Horas.
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