WITH THE country reeling from a triple whammy calamity (flooding in the National Capital Region, flooding in Laguna, and flooding in northern Luzon), the last thing we would like to be hit with are price increases.
After Typhoon Ondoy unleashed its devastating effect, it was really kind of big business to lower prices. The day after the great flood, MRT charged only a flat rate of P10 regardless of whether one’s destination was near or far. Pan de Manila lowered the price of its pan de sal during the days after the deluge. Kalinisan Steam Laundry offered free laundry services to typhoon victims. Even SM malls and other malls waived the overnight fee for cars left in their carpark overnight when shoppers were stranded during the flooding.
So price increases after Typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng have left the country really leave a bad taste in the mouth.
Two days before Ondoy came, my insurance broker gave me a quotation for comprehensive auto insurance. It had two options: with acts of God and without acts of God coverage. Paperwork was not finished that week, and so we dealt with it the week after. Well, what do you know, the insurance companies increased the premium prices for coverage of acts of God, such that the revised quotation now had two columns: Before Ondoy and After Ondoy, resulting in a P700 increase in premium—in barely a week!
Now comes news that vegetable prices have hit the roof as a result of low supply due to the calamity up north. Potatoes at P200/kilo, anyone? Sitaw at P120 per kilo?! O my gulay…
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14 Feedbacks on "O my gulay"
onyok
My wife bought a piece of carrot for P40 yesterday …. it worth P240 per kilo in our town market!!
chris
might be a good time to plant our own mini backyard garden….instead of ornamental flowers… might be smarter to plant things that can be eaten….. roof and terrace for a start
rain
its about time for malunggay, okra, kamote tops, dahon ng sili, kang kong and other similar gulay to shine…:)
diet muna on the so-called vegetables of the rich (those that grow on high places/cooler weather)
arn
People should really stop taking advantage of our unfortunate kababayans. But if the price of these products at the source are really expensive…what can we do?
MANGREY
the law of supply and demand will always
assert its power of application wether you
like it or not. theres no escaping.
Rae
It’s really “O my gulay”….with a minimum wage nobody can afford to pay P120-P200/kilo for a potato…….I guess back to canned goods.
MANGREY
importance of vegetables in our daily diet can not be denied. to counter the increasing price i suggest that part of ornamental garden pots be planted with basic vegetables the family needs daily. make it routinary or customary to always have vegetables planted in your garden yard of pots. oh my gulay, ang dami. share by giving some to your neighbors. better sell them some of your vegetables.
Carlos
Sellers can only sell to buyers who are willing to buy !!!!!
When will you guys ever Get it ????
solraya
Hope this serves as eye opener…..to grow your own food
yasai
to carlos:
customers will only buy if the price is right! kainin nyo na lang lahat ng gulay nyo kung walang bumili!
MANGREY
dont let your excess vegetables go to rot
you better cook it and give it to your chickens. then later you can cook your chicken. your excess vegetables will now taste real chicken. oh my gulay, naging manok…..sarap========
Tyrone | Millionaire Acts
Yeah, I agree. It’s really “O my gulay”
With the recent calamity, insurance companies are becoming aware of the risks involved with their clause “acts of god”
And with the shortage of supplies coupled with increasing demand for vegetables, prices are shooting up high.
Oh weel, that’s life. I just think that we really need to save and be prepared in times of “rainy days”.
D
wow! october 12 pa yung last post! ano na ngayon? NOVEMBER NA! wala na ba kayong maisulat?? magtrabaho nga kayo! kaya hindi umaasenso ang pilipinas eh
Noel
Hey ‘D’
Watch your language. Salve had already signed off this blog many months ago. Its a good thing that she somehow revived it due to the clamor of regular readers, although I don’t think its still her responsibility to maintain the blog.
Just dig on the archives and you will learn many things which are still very applicable today.
Peace.
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