Consumers welcome Chinese celeb with price hike Another price increase of Chinese goods in celebration of the Chinese New Year surprised the buyers a week before the festivities. Buyers complained with the price hike a week before Chinese New Year. Last year the price is reasonable, but this year, my one thousand pesos is not enough to buy my traditionally prepared charms to celebrate Chinese New Year. said Aling Ditas Chuang who keeps on looking for a better deal. Usually the price of Kiat-kiat (one bag) P50-60 and now it increased to P80 per bag, the smallest tikoy was just P30 as what Aling Ditas always buy and a week before the festivities P50 was the cheaper rice cake available. According to Police Officer 1 Bryan Evangelista, the sellers are taking advantage of the festivities to earn more and it was the common complain that they always hear with the buyers. We cannot dictate the price to them, they name the price. Evangelista added. Seasonal sellers crowded the China Town in preparation for the Chinese New Year on January 31. It was declared a special working holiday to celebrate with the Filipino-Chinese Community in all China Towns. Filipino-Chinese communities in the Philippines celebrate Chinese New Year every year in hope of attracting prosperity, closer family ties and peace. Most Filipino-Chinese families usually prepare lucky money in red envelopes, serve sweet foods and display various food and fruits on a table, which is believed to invite good fortune. As a tradition, Chinese-Filipino or even native Chinese sellers who choose to stay here in the Philippines said that the reason for the price to increase was a higher demand compared to what was expected a week before the celebration. A special police task force in coordination with the City of Manila Police will be deployed to ensure the safety of the people.
Posted on: Sat, 25 Jan 2014 01:11:24 +0000
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