Back in 1964 when I was a little boy, my mother sent me to queue for RCA rice.The President then if I'm not mistaken was Diosdado Macapagal.Isn't it ironical that 44 years later and with her daughter GMA as president, we again have to fall in line for our staple food. What's wrong with the Philippines?

Our soils are fertile, water sources are in abundance, the climate is well suited for agriculture and the International Rice Research Institute is right in our own backyard should we need technical assistance. How then did it happen that we have to import rice just to fill our needs?

Who do you think is to blame and what can be done to correct the situation?

blaming others, wouldn't help...

let us all together face this crisis and help each other and then after we manage to survive lets trace whose fault and take necessary actions on them.

eto kwento sakin ng tatay ko

actually wala naman daw tlga shortage sa rice,

eto ang istorya:

ang bansa daw natin tlgang noon pa daw eh bumbili na sa ibang bansa at nag-iistack ng up to 3 months for the lean months (tma ba spelling?), lean months daw yung months ng bagyo, kung saan di tlga tayo makapag-ani dahil sira ang palayan, umaasa halos tayo sa stock....

nalaman daw ng mga tga media yung tungkol dun sa nag-iistock ng bigas, kaya syempre kumalat ang balita, lalo na sa mga retailers, kaya ang ngyari mrami sa mga retailers ang nag-iistock narin, kya nagiging kulang ang suply ng rice...kaya tumataas ang demand, konti ang supply, yari ang presyo.

eto namang kwento na to eh kwento sakin ng tatay ko, heheh...nashare ko lang...

another thing, mejo ngayong bakasyon kasi di ako masyado updated sa balita, yung una eh sa NFA repacking ang kaso, tpos biglang shift sa shortge ng bigas...me relationship ba to??

WALA NMAN TALAGANG SHORTAGE..
maraming negosyante lang ang gusto pa kumita ng malaki kaya tinatago nila..
KAYA YAN PINAPUTOK NOW, EH PARA MATAKPAN YUNG MGA SKANDALO SA GOBYERNO..GANYAN SA GOVT NATIN, MASKI NUON PA.MATAGAL N GIMIK N YAN MULA NG MAG KAMALAY AKO GANYAN NA ANG SISTEMA..
Tatakpan ng isang malaking balita ang isang skadalo para mabaling ang pansin at usapan..

Back in 1964 when I was a little boy, my mother sent me to queue for RCA rice.The President then if I'm not mistaken was Diosdado Macapagal.Isn't it ironical that 44 years later and with her daughter GMA as president, we again have to fall in line for our staple food. What's wrong with the Philippines?

Our soils are fertile, water sources are in abundance, the climate is well suited for agriculture and the International Rice Research Institute is right in our own backyard should we need technical assistance. How then did it happen that we have to import rice just to fill our needs?

Who do you think is to blame and what can be done to correct the situation?

Sabi nila kasi because of the geographical setting of the Philippines kaya di gaanong makapag parami ng bigas...and yung mga irrigation sites ginawang mga subdivision..dun nga nagreact si Sec Yap di ba....sabi niya kailangan ng taniman is "tubig tubig tubig!"

Sabi nila kasi because of the geographical setting of the Philippines kaya di gaanong makapag parami ng bigas...and yung mga irrigation sites ginawang mga subdivision..dun nga nagreact si Sec Yap di ba....sabi niya kailangan ng taniman is "tubig tubig tubig!"

There's alot of disinformation or news spin from both sides of the political spectrum and it's very difficult to tell who's telling the truth. It's up to you to discern but what I can say is I'll believe what I see and experience and therefore I believe that there is shortage. Look at the lines in the NFA retailer shops.
As for the inability of our country to produce sufficient rice I dont' believe in the argument that we can't produce enough for our needs. The fertilizer scam, the diversion of funds for irrigation projects and other irregularities in the government has definitely hampered our rice production capacity.There was a time during the Marcos era when palay were rotting in NGA warehouses because of bumper harvests. This is a proof that we can if we believe we can.

hindi kaninong kakulangan.. saan dapat isisi:lol: Population;)

actually sobra sobra ang bigas.. ang problema hindi na pantay ang inout at output ng mga supply sa dami ng tao dito..

iisa lang common denominator ng mga sagot dito.. corruptions sa government! kulang sa bigas, tinatago para kumita ng mas malaki, problem with fertilizers.. irrigation.. etc. etc. - corruptions.. tsk tsk!

di naman talaga kulang ang bigas, nagmahal lang talaga kaya yung mga mahihirap naghahanap ng murang bigas. Kaya yung murang bigas, yun ang kumokonti kaya nagkaroon ng shortage ang murang bigas. I think the price of rice is just right dahil hindi ganun kadali ang ginagawa ng farmers. Mahal na rin ang fertilizer. Mahal rin ang milling fee. Ang problem kasi yung mga negosyante nagsasamantala. Yung bigas ng taong bayan(NFA rice) ginagawa nilang negosyo.

It is very true that the good climate and the geographical location in producing rice in the country. In the latest report of rice production in the Philippines, rice production in the Philippines has increased in a higher minimal amount in the past 5 years. Sources revealed that we have abundant supply of rice in our country. But here's the pick, as rice production increases there is also a huge increase of population in our country. As estimated today, our country has 90 million in population. Another factor is the increasing percentage of import quota of rice in other countries.


So that is the reason why the government say that the Philippines is experiencing rice shortage.

Sabi sa balita kanina wala namang shortage sa rice..accdg to former Pres Estrada..pakana lang daw ito ni PGMA dahil malaki ang pondong laan for importing rice at ito raw ang gagamitin for 2010 elections..how true????:noidea:

Sabi sa balita kanina wala namang shortage sa rice..accdg to former Pres Estrada..pakana lang daw ito ni PGMA dahil malaki ang pondong laan for importing rice at ito raw ang gagamitin for 2010 elections..how true????:noidea:

possible din po yn....diba napansin nyo biglang nwla na sa headlines si lozada....hehehe....:lol:....

tlgang wlang shortage ang bigas.....

ang help nating magagawa jan eh pag may pera naman tayo, let say may kaya tayo, at kaya nating bumili ng mag mahal pa sa NFA rice, wg n tayo makipila sa bilihin ng NFA rice, diba?? asar kasi ang dami kong nakikitang maraming pera naman nakikipila pa, yung iba nakasasakyan pa, o diba?? nagiging gulangan kasi tayo eh..

possible din po yn....diba napansin nyo biglang nwla na sa headlines si lozada....hehehe....:lol:....

tlgang wlang shortage ang bigas.....

ang help nating magagawa jan eh pag may pera naman tayo, let say may kaya tayo, at kaya nating bumili ng mag mahal pa sa NFA rice, wg n tayo makipila sa bilihin ng NFA rice, diba?? asar kasi ang dami kong nakikitang maraming pera naman nakikipila pa, yung iba nakasasakyan pa, o diba?? nagiging gulangan kasi tayo eh..

tama ka dyan pero, karapatan parin nila yun basta wla lang sisinget sa pila :D

alam ko umaani yung mga magsasaka ng 2 times a year compare sa ibang bansa na 3-4 times a year, wla daw kasi patubig na maayos para makapag tanim sila 3-4 times a year

ganyan naman sa pinas e, pag nandyan na yung problem saka lang kikilos:slap:

sanayin na lang natin sarili natin wag kumain ng bigas....hehe

ngayon, sa America na aangkat ng bigas...25peso per kilo...

Headline kanina...naraid ang isang shoe warehouse na may nakaimbak na NFA rice sa loob...kasabwat daw ang NFA dito....hanu ba yan!:ranting:

in short... bulok talaga tong pilipinas!!! yes?

^hindi naman wolf...may mga taong corrupt lang ang kaisipan. yun nga lang naglipana sila...

nd n palay ang nk tayo s bukid subdivision n

^isa pa yan..

Hey, you know what..hinahamon pala ng mga rice millers (for commercial rice) ang gob. na bilhin ang kanilang bigas amounting to 1,600 pesos..na katumbas lang naman ng binabayaran ng ating pamahalaan to import rice...bakit ayaw bilhin na lang ng gob ito samantalang ang may shortage lang naman ay ang NFA rice (based on the Editorial of Bulgar newspaper today, April 28). Sabi nga doon, dahil mas malaki ang kickback pag nag import samantalang kung bibili sila from commercial retailers eh walang kita! wahahaha

feeling ko.. may rice shortage naman tlga pero hindi malalang'malala...

try to visit ung port sa batangas papuntang puerto galera..

friend kasi ng mom ko ung isang chever ( i dunno kung ano xa ) dun.. nasa barko ung mga rice! grabe.. ang dami..

dito din sa cavite... may factory na pinag'taguan ng rice..

di ko alam kung ano tlga.. hahaha :)

PGMA... hmpft.:noidea:

walang rice shortage,.. dahil lang ito sa pagtaas ng price kaya the "common people" cant afford na,.. (siguro,.ahehehe)

i dont think ngkukulang tayo sa bigas...way lng to ng government pra ilihis ung usapan ng ZTE scam..pano tayo kukulangin sa bigas kung ang phil. soil ay fertile sa pg produce nito?..db...sna nman isipin ng nsa pwesto ang mga maliliit nting mga kababayan...

The real picture is clearer now. There is really a rice shortage not only in the Philippines but globally. What some of our members experienced in terms of sufficient supply is normal in the rice producing regions of the Philippines.
The picture of shortage is compounded in Metro Manila by poor people lining up for cheap NFA rice.
The situation has somewhat eased now but it is not a reason for the government to be complacent. Long term solutions should be implemented to prevent the recurrence of the same problem.

...kay GLORIA

...kay GMA

nagkukulang nga ba talaga ang bigas? hindi ba diversion yan, para maiba attention ng mga tao sa tunay na problema, ZTE deal, binabanatan ang basic needs ng tao.

Korek po kayo jan boss emotero, para lang malihis ang isyu gagawa at gagawa ng panibagong isyu ang administrasyon ng sa ganon di na babatikusin at mababaon nalang sa limot ang mga katiwaliang nagawa, sayang lang ang pinangbabayad nating tax at masmarami pa ang napupunta sa bulsa kaysa pagpapaunlad ng philipinas. bow....