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<div><span class="fr-img-caption fr-fic fr-dib" style="width:960px;display:block" width="960"><span class="fr-img-wrap"><img src="https://od2-image-api.abs-cbn.com/prod/editorImage/1784265751780photo-collage.png (6).jpg" style="width:960px" class="fr-fic fr-dib" width="960"/><span class="fr-inner" style="text-align:left">Gabriela Women&#x27;s Party led a protest action at Litex Market in Quezon City on Thursday. House Assistant Minority Leader and Gabriela Women&#x27;s Party Rep. Sarah Elago joined market vendors and consumers in the protest, saying working families continue to bear the brunt of soaring prices while public markets face threats of privatization that could further increase the cost of food and displace small vendors. <em>Gabriela Women&#x27;s Party/Facebook</em></span></span></span></div><p>MANILA — Gabriela Women’s Party staged a protest at Litex Market in Quezon City on Friday morning, calling out the rising prices and the supposed privatization of public markets.</p><p>The group said the protest sought to draw attention to the growing burden of soaring prices on Filipino families, as well as the increasing threat of public market privatization across the country.</p><p>Among those who joined the activity was Rep. Sarah Elago, who carried a banner that read “Save public markets!”</p><p>“Bilang boses ng kababaihan, marami sa ating kababayan ang umaasa sa mga pamilihang bayan para sa murang pagkain at iba pang pangangailangan,” she said.</p><p>“Kailangan natin busisiin ano ba ‘yung mga hakbang para paunahin ang mga mamimiling bayan, tiyakin ang kabuhayan ng mga market vendors at tiyakin ang mga interes ng consumers.”</p><p>The protest amplified the calls of vendors and consumers to safeguard public markets as vital sources of affordable goods and livelihoods.</p><p>The group also urged the government to implement concrete measures to address the continued rise in the prices of basic commodities and essential services.</p><div><br/></div><div><strong>RELATED VIDEO</strong></div><div><strong><span class="fr-video fr-deletable fr-fvc fr-dvb fr-draggable" contenteditable="false" draggable="true"><iframe width="640" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/iSbXjYu6gik?&amp;wmode=opaque&amp;rel=0" frameBorder="0" allowfullscreen="" class="fr-draggable"></iframe></span></strong><br/></div>

<p>The group said the protest sought to draw attention to the growing burden of soaring prices on Filipino families, as well as the increasing threat of public market privatization across the country.</p>

The group said the protest sought to draw attention to the growing burden of soaring prices on Filipino families, as well as the increasing threat of public market privatization across the country.

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'Save public markets': Gabriela holds protest vs rising costs, privatization

Allison Co,

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Published July 17, 2026 01:24 PM PHT

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