“Half rice” serving sa mga kainan, isinusulong ng Agri Department

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Ngayong kaliwa’t kanan na naman ang mga handaan, nagpaalala ang isang grupo na huwag mag-aaksaya ng kanin lalo’t milyon-milyong sako ng bigas ang nasasayang sa bansa natin kada taon. Ang isinusulong naman ng Agriculture Department, mag-alok lahat ng kainan ng half-rice serving.

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00:00Now, on the left and right, a group is reminding us not to waste rice, especially millions of bags of rice that are wasted in our country every year.

00:14The Agriculture Department is urging everyone to allocate half rice serving.

00:22Bernadette Reyes is on the phone.

00:24You can really make your food delicious if you have only rice in the restaurant or karenderia.

00:33But sometimes, the ending is just a waste of unfinished rice.

00:37In this restaurant, a plastic full of rice is wasted every day.

00:42In every day, we have half rice or sometimes one full.

00:51In one study, it was found that more or less 6.5 grams of rice is wasted by a Filipino every day.

00:59Even though it's just more than a spoon, if combined, it will reach 255,000 metric tons of rice per year or equivalent to more than 5 million bags.

01:10So if we combine it with all the population during that year, it can feed 2.79 million Filipinos for a year.

01:18Nanay Rosy feels bad when she sees leftover rice.

01:23I don't like it. I get angry if it's not finished. I told her to eat what she can finish.

01:29To avoid food wastage, the Department of Agriculture is supporting the program to have half rice serving in restaurants and karenderia like this.

01:39I really want to revive, for the record, I want the Secretary to revive the bill that offers half rice.

01:46For example, the 255,000 metric tons at Php 43 per kilo, that will translate to about Php 3.6 billion worth of rice annually.

02:01So that's a big fund.

02:03As of now, according to PhilRice, there are 47 local ordinances for the sale of half rice in restaurants.

02:10But the company's target is to make it nationwide, even to the government agencies first,

02:15before there is an executive order to promote the sale of half rice to restaurants across the country.

02:21It's in the favor of those who are talking about rice vendors.

02:24It's just right for your taste. It's not too much.

02:27Most of the restaurants, you really leave a lot of rice. It's a waste. The food will be thrown away.

02:31But while there is no EO, PhilRice's advice, especially now that the preparations and reunions are left and right,

02:38let's not be greedy and let's just get a little bit.

02:42While there is a waste of food, consumers are still attacking the high price of half rice,

02:48even though 38,000 metric tons of fish were allowed to be caught.

02:52Its kilo is now up to Php 300, according to the monitoring of the Agri Department in some markets.

02:58The prohibition of fishing is affected because of the recent typhoons.

03:03Definitely, there was a reduction in the volume of catch.

03:07Plus, many were damaged.

03:09The reported damage to the fisheries is almost more than Php 2 billion.

03:14The closed fishing season has been added.

03:17But the benefit of this is what we call availability,

03:23that there is no shortage of supply in our markets.

03:27For GMA Integrated News, Bernadette Reyes, Nakatuto, 24 Hours.

“Half rice” serving sa mga kainan, isinusulong ng Agri Department | 24 Oras

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