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24.10.08

Surviving through ‘kamoteng kahoy’

- Everyday People, Uncategorized -

By Marjorie Gorospe
INQUIRER.net

“Bili na kayo [Buy now], kamoteng kahoy”, this is the line which Aling Feliza dela Cruz would always yell to encourage passers-by to buy her product.

Dela Cruz, 60, lives alone in Baseco, Manila and sells kamoteng kahoy for a living.

To costumers, eating this crop means satisfying their hunger. But for her, it means survival. Dela Cruz gets her income from selling kamoteng kahoy for her weeklong supply of rice. If she’s lucky and earns extra, she might have something to buy coffee.

Sadly, a small portion of her sales goes to her because her supply of kamoteng kahoy is provided by her neighbor.

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23.10.08

RP unfolds ‘longest’ tribute banner for teachers

- Competitions, News, Record Breakers -

22.10.08

Earning a living from the dead

- Everyday People, Uncategorized -

21.10.08

Filipino a millionaire at 21

- Entrepreneurship -

21.10.08

Young Igorots dance to preserve culture

- Arts Culture and Entertainment, Tradition -

20.10.08

Fish n’ Chips Meets Dinuguan at Puto

- Arts Culture and Entertainment, Everyday People, OFWs -

13.10.08

(UPDATE) Consuelo Foundation: 20 years of hope

- Education, Entrepreneurship, Everyday People -

13.10.08

The Loboc Children’s Choir sings for peace

- Arts Culture and Entertainment, Culture, Music -

07.10.08

Filipino leaders: good governance, ethical leadership doable

- Leaders, Politics -

04.10.08

BPAP: Filipinos offer excellent outsourcing service

- News, outsourcing -


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