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The Marcos administration has been monitoring the rise in the price of basic commodities, including tomatoes, Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin said on Tuesday.Reports said tomato prices in Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija have significantly increased due to a shortage in supply. Tomatoes are now priced at P130 to P180 per kilo at the Sangitan Public Market.''Huwag kayong mag-aalala, ang gobyerno ay tinututukan lahat iyan. Parang natural na nangyayari kung minsan, per commodity.
But that is only one part of the explanation. Mayroong smuggling... but we are looking at all these. Iyong kamatis is local production, bakit mataas,'' Bersamin said.''I was watching the broadcast last night and I wondered why this could happen to us, an agricultural country,'' he added.President Ferdinand ''Bongbong'' Marcos Jr. convened a full Cabinet meeting today, however, food security was not tackled.
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