With the upcoming Valentine’s season, the prices of flowers in Bankerohan Public Market increased by more than 50 percent.
One of the bestselling flowers, the red roses are priced at P50 [0.96 USD] per stem which increased from its usual P20 [0.38 USD] per stem during regular days. A dozen of unarranged red roses are priced at P600 [11.50 USD]. A bouquet of 12-piece red roses, which already includes a wrapper, baby's breath flowers, and other accessories are priced at P1,000 [19.16 USD].
Ecuadorian roses range from P250 [4.79 USD] to P400 [7.66 USD] depending on the color. A bouquet of Ecuadorian roses will range from P1,500 [28.74 USD] to P4,000 [76.65 USD] depending on the number of roses in the arrangement.