Davaoe�os, like most Filipinos, are now feeling the pinch of the high cost of commodities. Many can�t afford to celebrate Christmas the way they used to.
�The times are so hard, we hardly sell anything,� two fruit vendors cried in unison when asked about their sales this week just a few hours before dusk. “We�ve been here since morning begging customers to buy but look at what we�ve got,” one of the vendors, Jocelyn Salermo, said, pointing to her box of unsold apples she sells for 10 pesos a piece.
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