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EMPTY MEAT STALLS.  Photo shows empty meat stalls at Powerline Market, Phase 4, Bagong Silang-Kanan, Caloocan City on Some retailers and traders earlier said they might go on a “pork holiday” as the price ceiling for pork and chicken in Metro Manila was imposed on Monday. (By: Ben Briones)

 

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DRESSED CHICKEN. The price ceiling for chicken and pork starts Monday (Feb. 8, 2021) in the National Capital Region (NCR). Photo shows shoppers buy dressed chicken for PHP170 per kilogram in a cart vendor (right) as prices inside the Powerline Market, Phase 4, Bagong Silang-Kanan, Caloocan City range from PHP190 to PHP200/kg. (By: Ben Briones)