What Can You Still Buy with a One Peso?

Mr. Maro, a war veteran can still remember, When Coca-Cola was still 10 centavos.
Now, even the price of a cigarette stick, P1.25 is the cheapest.
Is there anything you can buy with one peso? He asked
Whether you believe or not, you can still buy some items that cost one peso even the
exchange rate today ranges from P50-55 per dollar.
This Lenten Season, the Inquirer Libre went to some of the market, sari-sari stores,
grocery stores, and pharmacy and hardware center. The Inquirer Libre found out that there is
nothing you can buy with one peso in the big market. Hindi kami nagtitinda ng tingi-tingi.
Floor manager to the staff of Inquirer Libre.
But the Inquirer Libre staff were shocked because there are long list of items that you can
buy with one peso. Here are some items on the list:
In Market: 1 piece of banana, mango, onion, tomato, 1 clove of chili, food color, vetsin
tawas, vanilla cream, plastic bag (P0.25, P0.50 and P1.00), salt, onion chives and 1 cup of sago.
In Toy Store: plastic balloon, magic candy, 1 cup of peanuts, toy soldier (2 inches long),
marshmallow (1 piece) and bituka candy.

In Sari-Sari Store: ice, assorted junk foods, biscuit (3 pieces), bubble gums, peanuts,
caramel, assorted chocolates, putoseko, panutsa, polobron, strawberry roll, bukayong mani,
cassava chips, rubber band and paper clip.
In Bakery: 1 piece of pandesal, kababayan, face to face, pan de coco, rainbow Spanish
bread, hopia, cookie and camachile.
In Hardware Store: wood screw, staple wire (u-form) metal screw, cup screw, 1 meter of
nylon or rope, tox, cup hook, hook and eye, and concrete nail.
In Pharmacy: ascorbic acid, and generic multivitamins (70 centavos).