00:00 Eight days before the class started on August 29,
00:03 some school supplies in Divisoria became more expensive.
00:07 Live from Manila, we have the first news, Dito Wahe.
00:10 Dito, how much did you raise?
00:13 Good morning, Igan.
00:19 The crayons and lapis I raised,
00:23 the crayons cost 10 pesos,
00:25 and the lapis only cost 2 pesos.
00:28 So, to the parents, if you're going here,
00:30 that's a bit of bad news for you.
00:32 But, for the vendors,
00:34 it's good news because their sales have increased.
00:37 We were also here on the first week of August, Igan,
00:41 but according to the vendors,
00:42 the school supplies here in Divisoria have increased and are more sold.
00:47 One week before the class started,
00:52 Marisa was still looking for school supplies.
00:55 Until now, she hasn't been able to buy for her three children who are studying.
01:00 I'm still looking, but I don't have a budget yet.
01:04 Why? Just a week before the class starts.
01:07 I don't have a budget, I'm still saving to buy.
01:09 But she said she will make sure before the class starts,
01:12 that she will be able to buy for her children.
01:15 Ms. Elizabeth is looking for a bag for her two grandchildren,
01:19 but she's being looked away when she sees the price of bags.
01:23 It's expensive.
01:25 What's the budget for the two?
01:27 200 pesos only.
01:28 How much did we see?
01:30 380, 300.
01:32 We met a few kids in Divisoria who also have a problem with bags.
01:36 I don't have a bag.
01:38 Our bag is old.
01:41 In this store, bags are sold for 300 to 550 pesos for grade school and high school.
01:48 It's a bit cheaper now than last week.
01:52 It's cheaper now because the entrance is near.
01:55 Last time, it was expensive.
01:57 We know that if it's the last two minutes, you can buy.
02:01 We went back to this store that we visited last week in August.
02:06 They said that there's a change in the sales.
02:08 There are people who are buying already because the entrance started last week,
02:13 then this week, then next week.
02:15 But there are some items there that are more expensive than the last time we went here.
02:20 Like the crayons that are 8 pieces that were only 40 pesos last time we went.
02:25 Now, it's 50 pesos.
02:27 The 10 pesos for one is 12 pesos now.
02:30 But aside from that, there's no change in the price of other school supplies.
02:35 It's really in the end.
02:37 Maybe in the demand.
02:41 The items that are high in price are also new stock.
02:45 If we're going to base it on the DTI's suggested retail prices of school supplies,
02:50 the prices of the stores that we went to include notebooks, pen, ballpoint pen, pad paper,
02:57 crayons, rulers, and other school supplies.
03:02 According to the other parents that we talked to,
03:10 they can't buy all the school supplies at the same time.
03:15 So, they're buying it little by little.
03:17 Because now, they're focusing on the daily food.
03:20 But according to them, the important thing is that they will be able to complete it before next week.
03:26 Live from Divisoria, I'm Nico Juage for GMA Integrated News.
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