At a promotional price of one onion, pans, shower caddies, air fresheners, and other items were sold. 88 pesos (or about Dh6) and less inside the Japan Home Center (JHC) location in Quezon City, northeast of Manila. On Saturdays, you can buy everything for one onion.
A shelf of ceramic vases and candlesticks that cost one onion was also present. Shoppers were observed arriving with three onions each because each unit of the "new currency" could only be used to purchase a maximum of three items. Those that were paying formed their own line. While a young man pays for an air freshener, a woman stands in line holding a pan and a stainless shower caddy. A child paid the price of three onions to purchase his favourite chips, chocolate, biscuits, and wafer rolls.
Since the beginning of the year, when the price of the vegetable reached Dh40 per kilo in the Philippines, making it more expensive than pork and poultry, onions have been priced for everything. Filipinos were hard-hit by the crisis. MANILA Since onions do not fit in the cash register, they are placed in a separate basket that is maintained next to the register when shopping.
People in Manila checked out the one-day onion promotion and applauded it with 'two thumbs up' on Facebook. Explaining how to pay with onions, he said: "Shoppers paying with onions are asked to stop hoarding. " The community pantry will use all of the onions that were stored. In the Philippines, a community pantry is a location where individuals can freely take whatever they require.
It should be noted that in the past, a couple chose vegetables as a wedding favour, and a bride substituted an onion bouquet for flowers on her wedding day.
Keep in mind that the cost of an onion per kilogramme has increased in the Philippines from 200 Philippine Pesos to 600 Pesos, which is equal to 11 Dollars. However, finding onions is proving to be very challenging even at this price.
