Global demand for ube has sent prices soaring. Still, the Aeta indigenous communities in Pampanga, who have grown the purple yam for generations, face pressure on local supply as exports rise and Manila restricts fresh shipments.
Al Jazeera’s Jamela Alindogan reports.
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🚨BREAKING: Gaza Civil Defense says around 100 civilians remain missing under the rubble of the collapsed building in Gaza City.
It urged the international community to provide the necessary equipment to recover those trapped beneath the rubble.