Problem Statement
Red onion swings ₱150-₱230/kg and rice ₱43-₱56/kg while farmers say farmgate never moved. Consumers blame vendors; vendors blame biyaheros; cold-storage hoarding hides in between. PSA publishes price situationers but nobody reads PDFs at the palengke.
Proposed Solution
Pick item + week: SibuyasSight charts retail vs farmgate vs import arrivals, flags gaps (“Retail +38% habang farmgate flat — check storage releases”), and writes a one-paragraph Tagalog explainer with sources. Vendors can show “patas ang patong ko” proof; coops can time releases.
Target Market
- Primary users: Shoppers, vendors, youth agri reporters.
- B2G: DA price teams, LGU market masters.
How AI Is Used
- Gap detector: Time-series flags abnormal retail-farmgate spreads.
- Explainer LM: Turns charts into plain-Tagalog “saan napunta ang patong” notes.
PLDT / Smart / ePLDT / Rokid Angle
- Smart: SMS price query for palengke (“SIBUYAS QC” returns today’s range).
- ePLDT: Hosts price archive for DA/LGU planning.
Demo Scenario (3 minutes for judges)
- Select red onion Jan 2026; chart shows retail spike while farmgate flat.
- Tagalog explainer appears with PSA citation.
- Vendor-proof view shows fair markup for a mock stall.
- SMS returns same range on basic phone.
- Close: “Hindi haka-haka ang presyo.”
30-Hour Build Plan
| Hours | Task | Role |
|---|---|---|
| 0–3 | Pull PSA/DA samples, define items | All |
| 3–12 | Gap detector + explainer | AI lead |
| 3–10 | Charts + SMS | Backend |
| 10–20 | Palengke-friendly UI | Frontend |
| 20–26 | Explainability check | All |
| 26–30 | Pitch, disclosure | PM / Pitch |
Suggested stack: Next.js + charts, FastAPI, LLM gap-explainer, Postgres. Public data / APIs: PSA price situationers, DA bulletins.
Risks & Privacy Notes
- Market harm: Explains gaps, never accuses named traders. Demo data from public reports; no private trader data into AI tools.
- IP: Public data paraphrased with citations.
AI Use Disclosure (draft)
Uses time-series detection plus LLM explainers. Coding assistants helped with charts. All demo claims cite public sources and were human-checked.
Rubric Scoring
| Criterion | Weight | Score (1–5) | Why |
|---|---|---|---|
| Innovation & creativity | 25% | 4 | Farmgate-to-retail explainer in Tagalog is overdue |
| Problem–solution fit | 25% | 4 | Yearly price-shock pain |
| AI application & value | 20% | 3 | Detection + writing, modest AI |
| Feasibility | 15% | 5 | Public data + charts |
| Impact & scalability | 15% | 4 | Every palengke |
| Weighted total | 4.20 |