Here’s the reaction of Arnold Clavio about the price of onions
ARNOLD CLAVIO – The broadcast journalist took to social media wherein he expressed his frustration with the price of onions in the market.
It can be recalled that the price of a kilo of onions in the market has reached 750 pesos in the midst of the holiday season. In his post on social media, Clavio shared an edited photo of Jose Rizal and said that even the national hero will rise from the grave because of the price of onions.
In his poem, he asked if the shortage of onion supply was intentional which caused the prices to increase. He also mentioned the name of President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr., who’s also the secretary of the Department of Agriculture (DA).
Here’s the poem of Arnold Clavio:
“Kahit si Pepe ay babangon sa hukay ,
Di matanggap ang presyo ng gulay ,
Kapabayaan ba o kahinaan na matatawag
Bakit hinayaang lumala ng ganap ?
Artipisyal ba o may totoong problema ?
Bakit umaangal mga magsasaka ?
Importasyon nga lang ba ang tanging solusyon ?
Naunahan na ng mga smuggler ang pagbaha ng produkyon …
Paano mapatatag , maibaba ang presyo ng sibuyas ?
Law of supply and demand , tila hindi magkaangkas …
Di ba nakakahiya para kay Pangulong Bongbong…
Siya pa naman ang kalihim , problema’y nagkapatung-patong …
Hindi ko maisip ang luhang dulot ng sibuyas …
Ay magkatotoo , kundi ba naman malas!
Masakit na sa bulsa , kahit di pa hinihiwa
Hangang kailan ba magtitiis ang ating sikmura.”
Meanwhile, the government continues to take action to control the price of onions. Last December 30, the DA implemented the suggested retail price of red onion in the market at P250.
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