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Shoppers find long lines, closed stores; supermarkets say supply of goods is ample
(Edited 8:30 p.m.) With people in flood-stricken areas finding long lines and stores closed in the onslaught of the monsoon rains, supermarket groups said that their stores in Metro Manila are open and amply stocked with basic goods.
"Okay naman ang supply ng basic commodities in supermarkets as they have stocks that will last for one to two weeks," Carlos Cabochan, president of Philippine Association of Supermarkets Inc., told GMA News Online on Tuesday.
"There have been no reports of insufficient supply," he said.
Cubochan noted, however, that the supply of certain perishable goods is getting depleted in supermarkets due to lack of deliveries.
"In terms of perishable goods like vegetables and fish, medyo nagde-deplete na ang stocks. But for manufactured products, enough ang supply," he added.
As for whether supermarkets might experience a shortage of basic commodities, "Maybe for those supermarkets as source for relief operations," said Cubochan.
"But overall, supermarkets have sufficient supply."
Prices stable — exec
In a separate interview, Philippine Amalgamated Supermarkets Association Inc. president Steven Cua said that prices remain stable as far as supermarkets are concerned.
"Prices are stable; 'di nagtataas ang supermarkets during storms. Sa palengke oo, because supply is a problem because it can't be replenished due to floods—walang deliveries," he said.
Cua also said they have so far found no signs of consumer panic buying.
"People are just coming in to buy snacks, junk foods. Nobody is buying in bulk," he said.
SM, Robinsons, Puregold open
In an e-mailed statement, SM said its malls and supermarkets in southern Metro Manila are open Tuesday except for SM Bacoor.
"As a public service, SM Supermalls that are open and manned by a skeletal force, will serve as temporary refuge to our friends in the communities," it said.
SaveMore stores are also open in NCR and surrounding provinces except for stores in Kawit, Cavite.
Robinson Land Corp. communications manager Roseann Villegas told GMA News Online that Robinsons malls are open, as well as its supermarkets.
Seventeen Robinsons Malls—seven in Metro Manila, three in Cavite, two in Laguna, one in Batangas, two in Pampanga, one in Tarlac and one in Pangasinan—are also waiving overnight parking fees.
In a separate phone interview, Puregold president Leonardo Dayao said that most of its stores are open Tuesday.
"All are open except for two in Laguna due to lack of electricity and flood," Dayao told GMA News Online.
He also said that Puregold stores have adequate supplies.
"We have warehouses in all our stores so we don't have any problem when it comes to stocks. I have not received any call of any instance of insufficient stocks either," Dayao said.
Consumers' point of view
Consumers who went to the stores to stock up on goods also shared what they found there.
"Im here at SM Southmall where meat stocks are few, similar with veggies and fish," said Twitter user @jajuangelo, who went to the mall a little past 5 p.m.
"All lines are open and full," he added.
"Okay naman ang supply ng basic commodities in supermarkets as they have stocks that will last for one to two weeks," Carlos Cabochan, president of Philippine Association of Supermarkets Inc., told GMA News Online on Tuesday.
"There have been no reports of insufficient supply," he said.
Cubochan noted, however, that the supply of certain perishable goods is getting depleted in supermarkets due to lack of deliveries.
"In terms of perishable goods like vegetables and fish, medyo nagde-deplete na ang stocks. But for manufactured products, enough ang supply," he added.
As for whether supermarkets might experience a shortage of basic commodities, "Maybe for those supermarkets as source for relief operations," said Cubochan.
"But overall, supermarkets have sufficient supply."
Prices stable — exec
In a separate interview, Philippine Amalgamated Supermarkets Association Inc. president Steven Cua said that prices remain stable as far as supermarkets are concerned.
"Prices are stable; 'di nagtataas ang supermarkets during storms. Sa palengke oo, because supply is a problem because it can't be replenished due to floods—walang deliveries," he said.
Cua also said they have so far found no signs of consumer panic buying.
"People are just coming in to buy snacks, junk foods. Nobody is buying in bulk," he said.
SM, Robinsons, Puregold open
In an e-mailed statement, SM said its malls and supermarkets in southern Metro Manila are open Tuesday except for SM Bacoor.
"As a public service, SM Supermalls that are open and manned by a skeletal force, will serve as temporary refuge to our friends in the communities," it said.
SaveMore stores are also open in NCR and surrounding provinces except for stores in Kawit, Cavite.
Robinson Land Corp. communications manager Roseann Villegas told GMA News Online that Robinsons malls are open, as well as its supermarkets.
Seventeen Robinsons Malls—seven in Metro Manila, three in Cavite, two in Laguna, one in Batangas, two in Pampanga, one in Tarlac and one in Pangasinan—are also waiving overnight parking fees.
In a separate phone interview, Puregold president Leonardo Dayao said that most of its stores are open Tuesday.
"All are open except for two in Laguna due to lack of electricity and flood," Dayao told GMA News Online.
He also said that Puregold stores have adequate supplies.
"We have warehouses in all our stores so we don't have any problem when it comes to stocks. I have not received any call of any instance of insufficient stocks either," Dayao said.
Consumers' point of view
Consumers who went to the stores to stock up on goods also shared what they found there.
"Im here at SM Southmall where meat stocks are few, similar with veggies and fish," said Twitter user @jajuangelo, who went to the mall a little past 5 p.m.
"All lines are open and full," he added.
All cashier lanes were open and full in the supermarket he went to, said Youscooper @jajuanjelo. Photo courtesy of @jajuangelocaption
RJ Miranda, with twitter handle @iamRJM, said there were still enough supplies in SM Rosario Cavite's supermarket.
"Food supplies are still okay here! Though kita na madaming bawas na yung noodles and other easy to cook food items," he said.
"There are still veggies, fruits & meat available. Madami pa naka display. Then di din masyado matao since malakas din ang ulan," Miranda added.
In a Parañaque supermarket, Jak Relucio said that there was a lot of panic-buying going on even though the store would replenish the shelves when they were emptied.
"May isang senior na babae na naghakot ng packs of noodles sa mga braso niya, as if hugging it," he said.
"Ang daming tao po. Mga panic buyers halos. May mga buyers na gabundok ang binibili nila," he said.
Meanwhile, @_QueenOfThorns_ noticed a slight increase in the price of long grain rice from P39 to P42 per kilo in just two weeks in Puregold Imus, Cavite.
"Every two weeks po kasi ako namimili so I'm not sure when naging P42 ang P39/kilo ang long grain. But two weeks ago, it was P39 pa rin," she said.
She also said there were more people in the supermarket than there usually is on a Tuesday, and that there were no more bread and fresh meat, though dry goods were being replenished.
"Restocking na po sila ng mga de-lata at noodles nung nagpunta kami kanina. Pero sobrang dami ng tao kumpara sa ordinary Tuesday," she said.
People in need in Cavite
In a report on GMA News' "Balitanghali," Chino Gaston said that residents of Cavite, which has been in a state of calamity since Monday, told him that they were having a difficult time getting food—or money to pay for food—as many stores and banks were closed, and automated teller machines weren't working.
Gaston reported seeing a very long line of people trying to get into a drugstore, one of the few stores open in the area. To avoid chaos inside the store, he said, the establishment would let people in five at a time to buy medicines and other goods. He saw a similar situation in a convenience store.
Gaston added that almost everyone he spoke to in the Cavite towns he visited, including Noveleta, Rosario, Kawit and Bacoor, told him that they were running out of food and asked if they could get some food to tide them over for the day. — BM, GMA News
"Food supplies are still okay here! Though kita na madaming bawas na yung noodles and other easy to cook food items," he said.
"There are still veggies, fruits & meat available. Madami pa naka display. Then di din masyado matao since malakas din ang ulan," Miranda added.
In a Parañaque supermarket, Jak Relucio said that there was a lot of panic-buying going on even though the store would replenish the shelves when they were emptied.
"May isang senior na babae na naghakot ng packs of noodles sa mga braso niya, as if hugging it," he said.
"Ang daming tao po. Mga panic buyers halos. May mga buyers na gabundok ang binibili nila," he said.
Meanwhile, @_QueenOfThorns_ noticed a slight increase in the price of long grain rice from P39 to P42 per kilo in just two weeks in Puregold Imus, Cavite.
"Every two weeks po kasi ako namimili so I'm not sure when naging P42 ang P39/kilo ang long grain. But two weeks ago, it was P39 pa rin," she said.
She also said there were more people in the supermarket than there usually is on a Tuesday, and that there were no more bread and fresh meat, though dry goods were being replenished.
"Restocking na po sila ng mga de-lata at noodles nung nagpunta kami kanina. Pero sobrang dami ng tao kumpara sa ordinary Tuesday," she said.
People in need in Cavite
In a report on GMA News' "Balitanghali," Chino Gaston said that residents of Cavite, which has been in a state of calamity since Monday, told him that they were having a difficult time getting food—or money to pay for food—as many stores and banks were closed, and automated teller machines weren't working.
Gaston reported seeing a very long line of people trying to get into a drugstore, one of the few stores open in the area. To avoid chaos inside the store, he said, the establishment would let people in five at a time to buy medicines and other goods. He saw a similar situation in a convenience store.
Gaston added that almost everyone he spoke to in the Cavite towns he visited, including Noveleta, Rosario, Kawit and Bacoor, told him that they were running out of food and asked if they could get some food to tide them over for the day. — BM, GMA News
