OFFERING flowers and lighting of candles in cemeteries are already part of Filipinos' way of observing All Souls' Day to pay their respects to the faithful departed.

With recent storms that hit Luzon, flower farms were damaged. As a result, there is expected increase on prices of flowers.

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But a flower shop in Makati City, Flower Depot Inc., has not hiked prices of their flowers and continues to deliver their flower arrangements in any part of the country.

Flower arrangements ready for delivery at the Flower Depot Inc. in Makati City. (Sunnex/Kathrina Alvarez)

"Ang prices ng flowers hindi tumaas. Pag may memo sa boss na may nangyari sa farm, dun lang tumataas yung price ng flowers," said Rose Pecayo of the shop's Sales Department.

Their flower arrangements that are ready for delivery usually ranges from P2,500 to P3,500.

Pecayo added that they even deliver in typhoon-hit areas like Baguio, as long as their courier service provider has access to these areas.

Pecayo meanwhile said orders have gone up Friday afternoon as the weekend nears.

According to the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) Undersecretary Zenaida Maglaya, the DTI has no control over the prices of the flowers this All Saints' Day and All Souls' Day.

She said they leave it up to the Department of Agriculture (DA) to monitor the prices.

The selling of candles however remained under the price freeze earlier as declared by the DTI.

The department has placed a ceiling on the prices of basic commodities sold in supermarkets and wet markets after typhoons Ondoy and Pepeng battered most areas in Luzon.

Maglaya said candles were included in the price freeze as it is commonly used in emergency cases especially when power is down.

Liwanag Candles, a shop in Malabon that offers a wide selection of candles, did not increase their prices.

Liwanag also revealed that their sales went up as Undas nears. (Kathrina Alvarez/Sunnex)