Generous Family Earns Praises Online After Giving Rice, Eggs & Cassava to Less-Fortunate Neighbors A generous family giving rice, eggs, and cassava to their poor neighbors garnered praises from the online community. Nowadays, many Filipino people are showing kindness and generosity towards our less-fortunate countrymen whose jobs were affected by the implementation of enhanced community … Read more
Poor Student Eating Lunch with Just a Rice Goes Viral PHOTO – a poor student spotted eating her lunch with rice alone and no other dishes went viral on social media and touches netizens heart. Most students are happy for having plenty and delicious foods on their lunchboxes during recess or lunch break. While there … Read more
Heartbreaking Photos of Poor Security Guard Eating His Meal w/ Rice & Chichirya Only Elicits Comments Online HEARTBREAKING STORY – A poor security guard eating his meal with rice and chichirya only goes viral on social media. Security guards are personnel hired private companies, agencies, and employers to protect lives, establishments, properties, and valuables. They … Read more
Poor Grandpa Picking Rice Grains From The Floor Receives Massive Amou The poor grandpa who was picking rice grains from the floor goes viral online received a massive amount of help from the netizens. The Facebook page “Energy Fm 107.7 Kalibo” has shared the video footage of a poor old man picking up pieces of … Read more
Tariffs On Imported Rice To Be Raised By Mid-October IMPORTED RICE – The Department of Agriculture is considering increasing tariffs on imported rice to address over supply of staple grain. The rice tariffication law provided an implementation of a general safeguard duty on imported goods. Agriculture Secretary William Dar, said that this is how they … Read more
Lady Graduate Blames Farmers For Being Poor Lady graduate who insulted and blamed local farmers for being poor received massive criticisms from the online community. Over the past few weeks, the Filipino rice farmers are crying out due to the declining prices of rice grains. Several farmers particularly in Nueva Ecija are selling their ‘Palay’ as … Read more
This Year’s El Niño Damaged At Least 8 Billion Pesos Worth Of Crops EL NIÑO – The extreme heat brought by El Niño has damaged crops across 14 regions in the country with worth amounting to 8 Billion pesos. The El Niño truly is an extreme burden for most Filipinos. The scorching heat doesn’t only … Read more
Department Of Trade And Industry (DTI) Launches “Presyong Risonable Dapat” Program Which Enables Supermarkets To Sell Cheap Commercial Rice And Sugar DTI – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) recently launched a program named “Presyong Risonable Dapat” at Robinsons Galleria Supermarket. A report from Inquirer states that Presyong Risonable Dapat, or PRD for short, enables … Read more
DTI Announces Puregold Supermarket Set To Sell NFA Rice The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) said that Puregold Supermarket will sell NFA rice for less-fortunate Filipinos in the next few weeks. Trade Undersecretary for Consumer Protection Ruth Castelo said that the National Food Authority (NFA) Council approved the license of Puregold Price Club to sell state-subsidized … Read more
New Golden Rice Variety Could Allegedly Help ‘Vitamin A’ Deficient People The new golden rice variety could allegedly help people suffering from “Vitamin A” deficiency, however, some rice farmers oppose the new rice variety. Oryza Sativa or known as the golden variety of rice is a product of genetic engineering to biosynthesize beta-carotene, which is … Read more