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Tuesday, May 20, 2008
Can poor Filipinos still afford to buy rice?
Everytime I watch the Filipino programs on the net and even here in France,the hiking price of rice are always the subject.I really don't understand why the prices of basic commodities are skyrocketing while the Philippine peso is soaring?Normally,the prices will be lesser but it's not what happen right now.Sad but it's true,poor people are the victims.How can they afford to buy rice at 38 pesos per kilo and eat three times a day?That's why many people eat NFA rice right now making long queue just to buy 2 kilos per day.Even here in France,we feel the pain coz before the 25 euros per 20 klo sack of rice is now 35 euros in our asian store.I hope government will do something about it.
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the last time i was in philippines..it is so hard to see the old people lining up just for three kilos of gma rice that is suppposedly cheap;;nakakalungkot :-( they line up from 5 am in the morning
yes nakakalungkot mahal na masyado ang bigas sa atin.. hahay thats life kailangan magtrabaho para makabili ng bigas...hi pretty gurl! thanks for the visit take care and happy Wednesday..
Hi Amor! Just came back from the Ph. The price hike there is really terrible. Every week the prices go up.And what dhanggit is true...they have to line up to be able to buy 5 kilos of cheap priced rice.
I just enquired how much a family consumes in a month...a kilo and a half for 5 family members.I was shocked but of course they need that because their work in the farm requires alot of energy.
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