'The cost of a kilogram of onions is greater than the minimum wage for a day’s work in the Philippines,” part of the TIME magazine report on the country's onion crisis read.
At the time of publication, red and white onions soared to P600 or $10.88 per kilogram, citing data from the government’s price monitor.
This cost was compared to the worth of meat in local markets and the minimum daily wage of Filipino workers. “That’s about three times as expensive as chicken and 25%-50% more expensive than pork or beef, according to the same market monitoring estimates. The cost of a kilogram of onions is greater than the minimum wage for a day’s work in the Philippines,” the
Several Filipinos were embarrassed the country’s onion crisis got featured in an international publication.
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