After enduring one of the world's longest and most stringent covid lockdowns, shoppers in the Catholic country are determined to revive their favorite holiday.
MANILA, Philippines — They came from across the city. Hundreds of thousands of people armed with bags, trolleys and a determination to haggle.
Christmas, the most revered holiday in the Philippines, was just around the corner. Inflation had soared to 8 percent, the highest since the Southeast Asian country was drawn into the Great Recession 14 years ago. Levi Santos, 50, visited Balintawak one recent morning, standing guard over a trolley as his wife retrieved bags of groceries. The Santoses lived 40 minutes away and didn’t usually shop here. But prices were lower at Balintawak — a kilogram of onions went for $4.30, a dollar cheaper than where they were from — and Juliet Santos, 47, wanted to familiarize herself with the market before preparations began in earnest for the Noche Buena feast on Christmas eve.
Yolly Morelos, 64, came to Balintawak to buy items for a salad she was making for a church Christmas party. She'd leave out onions, she said.
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