With rising inflation rates and prices of goods, Filipinos might not have enough budget to serve the traditional Christmas Eve dinner.
“Sad, but it won’t be a hearty Noche Buena meal given the high prices of basic commodities,” Twitter user @im_adelie said. “For an average Filipino family whose [breadwinner] is just earning the daily minimum wage, surely could hardly afford to buy lechon manok for that occasion.”
Sad, but it won't be a hearty Noche Buena meal given the high prices of basic commodities. For an average Filipino family whose bread winner is just earning the daily minimum wage, surely could hardly afford to buy lechon manok for that occasion.Apart from the ingredients, James Paptrick Osin also pointed out the need to purchase equipment for preparing meals. “You can’t budget P1,000 for a hearty Noche Buena dish,” he stated.
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