How a small Bohol town sells rice at P29/kilo

SPECIAL REPORT

- By Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas and Elijah Felice Rosales

Back at the Balili court, Allin picks up her eco bag, struggling at first to carry it, although that is a good sign. Once she returns to Boctol, her refrigerator will be stacked for at least a week, so the only problem left is what meal to cook for the day.

"I thought the (P29 per kilo) rice was fake news. But it was not," Allin said.

Mongaya and her peers at JAPVA are starting to pack up the ice boxes, which they would have to return to their association's office near the Jagna Fishport. As the day breaks into the afternoon, it is now time for them to count how much they earned.