A vendor in Balintawak Market sells local and imported garlic. The retail price of local garlic has increased to P400 per kilo even if there was no shortage of the pungent bulbs. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
A vendor in Balintawak Market sells local and imported garlic. The retail price of local garlic has increased to P400 per kilo even if there was no shortage of the pungent bulbs. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
A vendor in Balintawak Market sells local and imported garlic. The retail price of local garlic has increased to P400 per kilo even if there was no shortage of the pungent bulbs. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
A vendor in Balintawak Market sells local and imported garlic. The retail price of local garlic has increased to P400 per kilo even if there was no shortage of the pungent bulbs. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
A vendor in Balintawak Market sells local and imported garlic. The retail price of local garlic has increased to P400 per kilo even if there was no shortage of the pungent bulbs. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE
A vendor in Balintawak Market sells local and imported garlic. The retail price of local garlic has increased to P400 per kilo even if there was no shortage of the pungent bulbs. PHOTO BY JOHN ORVEN VERDOTE

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