Urban poor to experience Christmas as ordinary day spent in poverty
According to the Center for Women’s Resources, from October 2010 to
October the prices of many, if not all, commodities increased
substantially.
By INA ALLECO R. SILVERIO
Bulatlat.com
MANILA — Some Filipino families will be including ham, queso de bola
and fruit salad in their noche buena, but what about the rest of us?
The Center for Women’s Resources recently released two reports on the
continuing increase in the prices of basic commodities. The research
institution focused on the impact of the government’s economic and
political policies on women. It said that for many families, Christmas
Day 2011 may well be just another day to be suffered in poverty and
want.
According to the CWR, from October 2010 to October the prices of many,
if not all, commodities increased substantially. Prices of seasonings
such as fish sauce (patis), soy sauce and vinegar shot up. This may not
sound much of a big deal, but the import of this fact grows when one
considers that millions of urban poor community residents often rely on
these seasonings to give their plain rice some flavor.
The CWR also made a list of what urban poor community residents
consider as staples and the group surveyed two up to six brands of these
staples for changes in prices. Among six surveyed brands of sardines,
prices rose from 10 centavos to P1.15. This meant an increase of .88
percent to 9.91 percent. Coffee refill packs offered by six brands
increased by 75 centavos to P4.60, translating to an increase of 4.84
percent to 13.67 percent. Five brands of laundry soap increased prices
ranging from 75 centavos to P3.95, or by 1.33 percent to 10.19 percent.
The fast becoming rice-alternative instant noodles chicken flavor
became more expensive by at least 50 centavos per pack. Vinegar became
more expensive by at least P1.00 (or 9.09 percent); soy sauce by P1.90
(or 15.70 percent) ; and fish sauce by P2.40 to P30 (15.64 to 27.27
percent)..... MORE
Source: Bulatlat.com
URL: http://bulatlat.com/main/2011/12/08/urban-poor-to-experience-christmas-as-ordinary-day-spent-in-poverty/
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2 comments:
ang pamahalaan kasi natin ay dilaw. mula kay aguinaldo pa. hindi nakabatay sa kapatiran ni bonifacio/katipunan. elit ang nagpapatakbo, tutang elit, tuta ng imperyalista. tapos, noong nagkapangulo na kahit hindi galing sa masa eh kahit papaano eh may malasakit sa malitt, pinagtulungang pa, at kasama pa kaliwa. naku, ang bayang ito talaga.
"“While they are willing to spend for the hospital arrest of a former president who have been accused of plunder, electoral sabotage and human rights violations because she is sick, the poor who are suffering from basic ailments hardly receive quality and proper medical attention from any government hospital. Where’s the justice in that ?”she said.
"?De Jesus said the Aquino administration must account for its evident indifference to the health needs of poor Filipino patients while acceding to cover the cost of the accused ex-executive who has shown her capacity to pay for a hospital suite and be charged P50,000 per day ($1,162)."
The elite prefers it that way. They are.. the 1%.
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