00:00Samantala mga car speak, kamustahin naman natin ngayon ng presyo ng mga bilihin tulad ng mga produkto po sa grocery
00:06sa supermarket.
00:07Lalo at mataas pa rin po ang presyo ng langis at papalapit na papalapit na po ang araw ng Pasko.
00:12Sa puntong ito, makakausap po natin Mr. Stephen Kua, ang presidente ng Philippine Amalgamated Supermarket Association.
00:19Rise and shine, sir. Stephen, good morning po. Diane Tierra po ito ng PTV sa Channel 4.
00:25Yes, good morning, Diane.
00:26All right, well, good morning. Thank you for joining us on Rise and Shine, Pilipinas.
00:31Well, Bermud's na po at syempre, papalapit na po pa ng papalapit ng Pasko.
00:36Kamusta po kaya tingin natin ang magiging spending ng ating pong mga Pinoy?
00:40Marami po rin po ba mga mamimili para po ngayong holiday season despite the rising prices of fuel, sir?
00:49Well, unfortunately, mukhang mahina ang demand na yan.
00:52People are holding back. They are not spending freely.
00:57I guess because of the sense of uncertainty, what's about to happen or what will happen.
01:03What may happen this Christmas or the year after.
01:07Well, ang mga presyo po ba ngayon sa mga groceries and supermarkets?
01:12Kamusta po, sir? Meron po bang pagtaas?
01:16Meron. May mga paggalaw ng presyo ng mga manufacturers, suppliers.
01:20And even within supermarkets, kahit walang increase ang manufacturers,
01:25gumalaw din ng konti ang margins ng supermarkets because nagtasang sweldo ng tao.
01:30So, we have to adjust. Cost of operations have gone up.
01:34So, with that, sir, kung baga yung mga binibili ng mga consumer ngayon,
01:41umuunti ba yung nilalagay nila sa kanilang mga basket?
01:43Ganun ba yun, sir? With this condition?
01:45Yes.
01:47Yes. Para napansin nyo namin na kumunti.
01:51Piling-pili at yun na nga, medyo yun na nga, like they are holding back.
01:56Actually, napansin nyo namin, hindi lang naman ng supermarket business, no?
02:00Even yung mga fast food outlets, napansin namin, no?
02:04They're cutting short. They're store hours, no? Operating hours, no?
02:09So, even sale ng mga boss, no? Napansin namin dati, hanggang 12.00 night,
02:15ang second night, no? Pero ngayon, hindi na.
02:18They close by 10 o'clock, which is early for a sale, no?
02:22Dati, dinudumog ng tao yan, eh.
02:24Ngayon, makikita mo nag-hold back.
02:26Sige nga, yun na, maagad, nagsasara na sila.
02:29Okay. With this, that you monitor that consumers are holding back in terms of their purchases, sir Steven,
02:36eh kamusta naman itong holiday season para sa mga negosyante, sa mga owners po,
02:41siguro rin ng supermarkets and other kinds of businesses?
02:45As we see right now, it's been challenging.
02:47Kaya nga, hindi nga fearless forecast. Parang fearful forecast coming this year, no?
02:53Because compared to last year, I guess, we're not expecting, you know, to be as good as last year.
03:00Hmm, even po siguro kapag, siguro, latter part ng December, kasi syempre,
03:06dagsahan dyan ang mga bonus, mga darating yung mga extra income nila,
03:11what do you foresee?
03:12Pag kahit pagpatak ng mga December, sir?
03:16Na yan, talagang huli ang paggahit.
03:18Munahin muna yung mga regalo, pasalubok, no?
03:22Alam na, kung mga balikbayan na yung uuwi, no?
03:24So, inuuna muna yung mga gastusin,
03:26naku, uwi si kuya, galing abroad, kailangan may pasalubok tayong bagat na, di ba?
03:30So, nauna talaga yung pasalubok ng regalo, no?
03:33And then after that, ibasarili din.
03:35Binibili na natin ang sariling mga gamit, no?
03:37And then finally, huli-huli, anong, anong yan?
03:41Ano na natin?
03:42Yun na na huli, kung may natira, di ba?
03:44So, pagkasayin natin kung ano natira, para sa paggahit.
03:47Pero, I'm sure, dadagsap pa rin ang tao, last minute.
03:51Kaya kami, ingat na ingat kami.
03:52For example, ham, we don't carry as much.
03:55Kasi, bumi yan, matiran kami.
03:56Walang soli sa supplier yan, no?
03:58Kasi, seasonal item.
04:00Pero, yung tao, apply ko, last minute,
04:02wala naman kay ham, magkahanap pa rin yan.
04:04And by that time, past na, past na ang presyo.
04:07Kasi, yun na nga, naghahanap ka.
04:10May demand, kumunti na yung supply by that time.
04:13Sir, also, I would then ask,
04:15kamusta naman sa supply ng tubig?
04:16Kasi may mga narinig rin tayo,
04:18ng mga naghahord ng mga tubig.
04:20Kamusta po ang supply nito sa mga supermarket, sir?
04:24Yes, maganda yung warning
04:26that, you know, there's gonna be a super alinio, no?
04:29And, in fact, I guess, really damaging
04:31for families who need water, of course, no?
04:35Drinking as well as panggamit,
04:36the way we consume water.
04:38Kaya, lang yun na nga,
04:40we should not go out and, you know,
04:43and buy more than what we need.
04:45Twice what we need, no?
04:46There are people who are buying by the gallons, no?
04:49Eh, mahumusan tayo niya.
04:50Lalong tataas, artificial na yung dahilan
04:53kung bakit ito nga sa presyo.
04:55Kasi nagmamadali tayong mag-imbak ng tubig, no?
04:58Okay lang siguro magtami ng konti
05:00for emergency, no?
05:02Pero yun na nga,
05:03to say na, napaka, you know,
05:06mag-imbak na tayo ngayon,
05:08it's not a good idea, no?
05:10Yung mga may kaya, can do that.
05:11Pero yung mga ibang hindi may kaya,
05:13di na makariya
05:14dahil sa dami ng dahilan
05:16kung bakit mataas ang presyo na binigid.
05:18Because manufacturers, suppliers, importers,
05:21talaga, kung imported yung item,
05:22they wanna push out their items
05:24na hindi yung matirahan sila
05:26at walang sole,
05:27basta supplier kung imported.
05:28So, you know,
05:30there'll always be a sale section
05:32in supermarkets.
05:33Kung walang sale section
05:34yung pinupunta na yung supermarket,
05:35yun may mga na shift, no?
05:36Try out other supermarkets, no?
05:38Kasi whole year round,
05:39may sale items talaga na,
05:41may sections na may nung sale items,
05:43you have no-brainer yun.
05:44Talaga na kung
05:45hindi pa naman mag-expire
05:46by the time you need those items, no?
05:48Swap na swap sa budget yun.
05:50Mura na,
05:52ano pa, sulit, sulit pa.
05:54So, hindi porke mura ay sulit.
05:56So, isipin mo,
05:57sulit lang kung magagamit mo
05:59ang pakinabangan mo
06:00ng mura.
06:03Well, siguro,
06:04tanungin ko na rin,
06:05Sir Steven, ano,
06:06with the monitoring nga po ninyo,
06:08sabi nyo,
06:09may mga ilan talaga
06:09nagtataas na rin
06:10ang presyo ng mga produkto,
06:12ang range ng budget
06:13na pwedeng iset
06:14ng isang pamilyang Pilipino
06:16pagdating sa paghahana nila
06:18sa ano,
06:18at siya buhena nila
06:19pa nilang pag-celebrate
06:20ngayong holiday season,
06:22ano naman po pwede na
06:23considering itong mga presyo
06:25na mayroon tayo
06:25sa merkado ngayon, Sir?
06:28Wow, Diane,
06:29natandaan mo yung
06:29500 pesos Christmas basket
06:31last year.
06:32Galing!
06:34Well, alam mo,
06:36pagkasyahin lang naman talaga.
06:38Alam mo, mahirap
06:39pagkasyahin kahit 1,000, no?
06:41Pero yun na nga,
06:42kahit bigyan ka ng 10,000,
06:44kung talagang maluwag ka
06:45masyado gumastos,
06:47kukulakin pa rin, eh.
06:48Diba?
06:48So, yung 500 last year,
06:51actually,
06:52pwedeng pagkasyahin.
06:53Medyo hindi naman masarap
06:55na Christmas, syempre.
06:56I-suspect sa'yo.
06:57Kung, lala,
06:58kung sabihin mong
06:59pang Noche Buena,
07:01syempre,
07:01medyo,
07:02hindi naman talaga,
07:03medyo kulang yung 500 talaga,
07:05diba?
07:06Pero,
07:07kung talaga ang point is
07:08pagkakasyahin,
07:09in a way,
07:10for a family of,
07:11let's say,
07:123 or 4,
07:13pwede naman.
07:14Pero,
07:14this year,
07:15lalagay ko mga 1,002.
07:17Kung talagang gusto mo
07:18yung medyo
07:18pagdiwang naman
07:19ng spirit
07:20ng Pasko
07:22during Noche Buena.
07:24Well,
07:25bukod po sa Christmas season,
07:26meron din tayong
07:27ASEAN Summit.
07:28Well,
07:28ito po ba mga gantong
07:29events or sa bansa,
07:30makakadagdag sa sigla
07:31ng ekonomiya po natin
07:32dito sa Pilipinas?
07:34Sana.
07:35Kaya lang,
07:36makakadagdag din sa gastos
07:37kasi,
07:3740 holiday
07:38and,
07:39you know,
07:39that adds to the cost
07:40of operations,
07:41diba?
07:42I've even met
07:45operators,
07:46like I said,
07:47fast food chains
07:47who are 24-7
07:49who are thinking
07:50of cutting down
07:51hours to
07:52closing by
07:5312 midnight.
07:54So,
07:54that speaks of
07:55how the economy
07:57is performing right now
07:58or how people spend
08:00please.
08:01Kung maga yung spending
08:02factors sa taon.
08:03Medyo nag-hold back na talaga.
08:05Well,
08:05panghuli na lamang
08:06ngayong medyo challenging
08:07ang panahon na ito
08:08in terms of our spending.
08:10Ano pong advice po ninyo
08:11sa ating mga consumer?
08:14Well,
08:15spend wisely.
08:15Again,
08:16wisely differs
08:17from one person
08:18to the next,
08:18one consumer
08:19to the next.
08:20Kung maga,
08:21spend only the things
08:22you need.
08:22Always have a list.
08:24Have some plan.
08:25Kasi ang taong
08:25walang plano eh.
08:26Kaya,
08:26kung maga,
08:27I mean,
08:27those who overspend
08:29or end up,
08:30you know,
08:30not making their budget
08:31or their ends meet.
08:33Kasi,
08:33yun na nga eh,
08:34binang mga gasos
08:35ng walang pakundalang.
08:36Kung maga,
08:37dambot lang dambot.
08:39Kailangan,
08:39siyempre,
08:40na konting plano.
08:41Yung mga kailangan
08:42na mauna
08:43bago yung mga
08:44gusto natin
08:45kainin
08:46or gamitin.
08:47Well,
08:48that's a good advisor.
08:49Maraming salamat po,
08:50Mr. Stephen Kuwa
08:51ng Philippine Amalgamated
08:53Supermarkets Association.
08:54Thank you po, sir.
08:56Thank you for having me there.
08:57Thank you for having me there.
