African swine fever has sent pork prices rocketing in the Philippines. Photo: AFP
Coronavirus: Filipinos go hungry amid rising pork prices, inflation and job losses
- Just as coronavirus sends unemployment to a 15-year high, Filipinos are being hit with rising prices for food and drink
- African swine fever has sent the price of pork, a staple in the Philippine diet, rocketing. A labour group wants a US$2 rise in the minimum daily wage
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African swine fever has sent pork prices rocketing in the Philippines. Photo: AFP