Dennis Padilla recently shared on social media his experience dining at a certain seafood restaurant.
According to the actor, he visited the place along with a "balikbayan" friend not realizing the food being served there are actually quite pricey.
He noted how a serving of a Mango Shake costs 450 pesos a pop, while the lobster was being sold at 5,500 pesos per kilo.
"Nakaka-frustrate, nakakalungkot kasi kapwa Filipino ganun ang ginagawa nila," he said.
"So kung pupunta kayo dito tanong niyo muna kung magkano yung price. Sobra. Alam mong sobra," he added. "Kami, sanay kaming magbayad ng mahal. Pero ito, sobra. Kasi pumapatak sobra pa sa $100 ang per kilo ng lobster. Sobra."
He then showed their bill, which amounted to almost 39,000 pesos.
"Ako, nahihiya ako hindi dahil... hindi naman ako ang nagbayad e, pero best friend ko po yung nagbayad. Ako po yung nasaktan kasi balikbayan," he related.
"Anyway, sana wag nilang gawin ito sa ibang Filipino na darating o sa mga balikbayan natin, lalo darating ngayong Christmas season. Sana wag na nilang ulitin ito."
"Sana i-check ito ng Department of Tourism na maraming mga kapwa Filipino natin ang pinaghihirapan yung kinita nila sa ibang bansa tapos para silang na-holdap dito sa restaurant na ito," he ended.
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Dennis' post immediately received reactions.
His friend, actor Janno Gibbs, commented: "Grabe nmn presyo!"
Dennis replied: "7pax kmi... (crying face emojis)."