Holiday staple

The COVID-19 pandemic may be crimping on holiday traditions, but Filipinos still go for lechon—a staple of the season whether whole or per kilo. At La Loma in Quezon City on Saturday, workers of Ping Ping Native Lechon prepare roasted pigs for sale. Agricultural organizations earlier appealed to President Rodrigo Duterte to issue an executive order suspending the excise tax on petroleum products for one year as continuous spikes in oil prices have impacted rice, corn, and vegetable farmers, hog raisers, chicken growers, and fishermen.