Green Minded

Food insecurity among our people is not about the question on the amount of food to be produce but rather the lack of equitable access.

A recent study presented by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) concluded that the implementation of the Tax Reform Acceleration and Inclusion (TRAIN) law reduced rice farmers’ income by around 10%. I hate to say this on the risk of sounding arrogant but — we told you so!

We can vividly remember this administration’s campaign promise in February 2016 to provide food for every household across classes. However, as for how to fulfill such promises is another thing. With much certainty, Piñol’s PR circus cannot solve this.

One of the challenges that confront most of us during the Holiday season is having some leftover foods piling up in our fridge.