(First of two parts) MANILA, Philippines---As the government scrambles to find ways to bring down prices of onion in the market, several reasons have emerged for the soaring prices of the staple vegetable. For months, the price of red and white onion in the country has been continuously increasing. The Department of Agriculture's (DA) price monitoring showed that as of January 10, red and white onions were being sold for P420 to P600 per kilogram---above the suggested retail price of P250 per kilogram set by the Department of Trade and Industry in December last year. The current prices were also way higher than P200 per kilogram recorded on the same day last year. ...Keep on reading: What we know so far about ‘out of control’ rise in onion prices