How does the rice shortage been affecting your life?
By Morning Girl
@salonga (27775)
Philippines
July 14, 2008 6:46am CST
It's very sad to see long queue of people awaiting to buy NFA rice at lower price of P25/kilo in designated places here in the Philippines. The price of rice has made a very sharp rise and the poor people can no longer afford the market price so they patiently brave the long queue unmindful of the heat. How pitiful sight to behold. I can't help but ask why it went this far? How about you, how have you been affected by the rice shortage. Is there also a rice shortage in your place or you are not at all affected.
7 responses
@jinxky (2248)
• Philippines
14 Jul 08
well yeah many people are affected on the rice shortage here in the philippines. but for me, i'm not affected, coz i dont eat rice that much coz im on diet hehehe.. i just eat rice in the afternoon, oatmeal or noodles at night or sometimes i dont eat rice at all just noodles or oatmeal the whole day..
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
Well, we can live without rice so perhaps people should learn from you. If we do not buy that rice, surely the price will go down.
@jinxky (2248)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
yeah it's ok with me, i can still survive.. but how about people who can't live without rice.. if they will just eat oatmeal or bread everyday, it's not enough especially for the hardworking people like the construction workers.. they need energy so that they can work hard..
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@ANTIQUELADY (36440)
• United States
14 Jul 08
i'm sorry u are having this problem. haven't been affected at all. haven't heard anything about a shortage here in the u.s.a on the news or anywhere. hope things get better there soon. have a good day & greetings from tennessee.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
Thanks for your kind thought. How I wish Philippines is like U.S.A. God bless!
@graceandowen (1637)
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14 Jul 08
im ashamed to say that i knew nothing of the rice shortage and that it hasnt really affected me here at all in the UK
I dont really eat a lot of rice and as far as i was aware we still have pleanty here on the supermarket shelfs.
@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
How I envy your good condition there in the UK, I have relatives there and they seem to be really doing good.
@neildc (17238)
• Lapu-Lapu City, Philippines
14 Jul 08
Who is not affected here? But although I am one, I will not let my wife or my kids line-up for a kilo or two of the said lower price product of the government. I still can afford to buy much expensive market price than the NFA, so I will give the poorer people a chance of the lower rice.
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@pkraj111 (2458)
• India
14 Jul 08
There is no real shortage here except the prices were soaring.Except for middle class like us lower classes are not in a position to buy any thing.
All the consumer prices have gone up by 50% on an average in the last one year but the income has not gone up that much
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@salonga (27775)
• Philippines
15 Jul 08
Right you are, the prices were soaring and blame it on the greedy hoarders.
