Rice, Rice Baby!
By [eds]
@ZedSmart (19786)
Philippines
September 5, 2018 12:56am CST
The increasing prices of rice has become a hot topic and common discussion here nowadays especially that it has significant effect to the people. It’s a staple food in our country and a family can’t imagine without eating complete meals a day without rice. I admit it with myself. It seems that I do not get enough energy sans rice the whole day. The price increase brings worries to the consuming public because if this will continue, it will affect largely to the poor and even to those average earners.
There's no fun in this and it's not fun at all.
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12 responses
@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
I am at a loss now why this is happening. Our agriculture secretary is even boastful about it that theprices are soaring up because he is saying the farmers are also benefiting from this increase. It is such a lame excuse that he could not control it. I think it is not the farmers who really enjoys this but the rice traders trying to hoard it to get a better price for them. I think that is what the agriculture secretary failed to look at that is why his next step is to import rice from other neighbouring countries at a lower price which many are complaining that the rice imported is of low quality and is bug infested. Now he is saying it is safe to eat. What the???!!!! 
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@rsa101 (38166)
• Philippines
7 Sep 18
@ZedSmart They are the ones that need to be checked on since they are just hoarding it to pump the price up and farmers do get a measly share from this traders. I even heard the secretary promoting eating corn instead as a substitute. This government is simply not doing their jobs properly and it sucks big time.
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@ridingbet (66854)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
the price of rice is constantly increasing. for me who is a rice eater, i think i cannot control my appetite so i still take 1 and a half cups of rice in school when we have our lunch
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@jpso138 (7851)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
Yes indeed, the price of rice has increased. Well, there are so many factiors affecting such and one of which is the supply considering that our country’s producers of rice have been affected by flooding. I just hope tgatbour government will be able to solve the issue.
@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
5 Sep 18
Oh man I can barely buy rice because of high prices.
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@ilocosboy (45156)
• Philippines
6 Sep 18
Oh my... grasses will soar its prices too.
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