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Price-watching in Metro Manila

By Lydia Castillo | January 28, 2007 - 12:00am

As we go around, we have noted that prices vary very little from one store to another. Give or take P1, P2 or even P5, commodities, specially food stuff, are at an almost uniform cost. Of course, one peso...

Starweek Magazine

The Right Weight

By Lydia Castillo | November 17, 2002 - 12:00am

Checking out of Fortune Bake Shop in Tropical Hut Market in BF Homes Parañaque, we got a not-too-surprising increase in the price of pan de sal. From P2 each, it is now P2.50, a 25 percent hike. That happened...

Starweek Magazine