MANILA - After a weekend of being cut off from the rest of Luzon, Baguio City is now experiencing a shortage in supplies, particularly fuel and fresh agricultural products.

Baguio has been inaccessible by road for most of the weekend due to landslides caused by tropical depression Pepeng (international code name Parma) blocking all major roads leading to the city.

The landslides have prevented supplies from other regions, including petroleum, from reaching the city, leading residents to panic.

Among fuel supplies, gasoline supplies were the first one to dwindle.

In one station of Pilipinas Shell, motorists are lining up for a maximum of 10 liters per customer.

"Wala talaga tayong magagawa, nagkakaubusan na eh," motorist Victor Go, a doctor, said.

"Kung saan-saan na rin kami umikot e, kasi nagpapagasolina na mga kaibigan namin, hindi na sila makabiyahe," another motorist, Jeremy Guiao, said.

Diesel and premium gasoline supplies are also dwindling, leading some gasoline stations to close due to lack of fuel to sell.

"'Yong mga truck nga namin ilang araw nang stranded," Frankie Morillo, a supervisor of Petron Corporation in the city, said.

Meanwhile, one Caltex station in the city is only selling kerosene, after all other fuels they were selling have all been sold out - but not before setting aside some for use of emergency vehicles, such as firetrucks and police vehicles.

"Kerosene na lang ang tinitinda namin dito... priority kasi namin ang pang-emergency," station manager Ria Tabanda said.

Food supplies also a problem

On the other hand, despite the Department of Trade and Industry's assurance of a stable supply of grocery items in the city, fresh agricultural products - vegetables, fruits, meats, and fish - are already being sold out.

At the Baguio City Public Market, vendors are selling their last stocks of vegetables, some even closing their stalls since they don't have anything to sell anymore.

"Itong binebenta ko stock pa namin ito... bukas wala na kasi talagang sira ang kalsada. Hindi madala sa amin," vegetable trader Nora Bautista said.

Meat and fish are now hard to find in the city's market, with some vendors struggling to transport their goods into the city by literally walking along the damaged Naguilian Road and Marcos Highway just to bring fresh supplies.

"Ang nanay ko nga, kahapon pa nasa Marcos Highway para matawid lang ang mga baboy," meat vendor Vonda Alabanza said.

Rice stocks are also dwindling.

Due to the low stocks of food items in the city, prices have shot up, with tilapia and bangus priced at P110 per kilo, and pork reaching P200 per kilo.

"Siyempre, hindi mo rin kami masisisi sa hirap naming ibiyahe ito," vendor Willie Sison said.

Even with Kennon Road partially opened Sunday afternoon, big vehicles bringing in the goods won't be able to reach the isolated city yet, as only light vehicles are allowed to pass the still-damaged roadway. With a report from Pia Gutierrez, ABS-CBN Baguio