Filipinos need to learn to eat other staples like Potatoes, yams and other root vegetables.
Less water usage and better than just having rice.
The Brazilians like having rice and potatoes as staples.
Preferably we get up to 60 per cent of our energy out of carbohydrates. Starch is an complex carbohydrate mainly available in potatoes, cereals, legumes and certain vegetables such as pumpkin.
End result: Better for the water usage in the Philippines and healthier Flips.
Substituting rice with bread, pasta, and noodles won't make a difference, filipinos will still import these. It's derive from wheat, a plant that grows on temperate zone & not in the tropics like the Philippines. Plants like potatoes and corn on the other hand will work fine. But what is the use when the govt. focus only on urban development ( NCR) and leave the rural areas behind. Plus corruption, some politicians in rural areas have their own private armies and treat poor farmers like shit.
One major problem is the rice hoarding. These are business men who illegally hide thousands of bag of rice in a warehouse. It's their diabolic strategy to raise the price of rice telling people that the supply is not enough for the demand, therefore giving them reason to jack it up. The government should focus more on this kind of illegal activity, and put a heavy fine on those who are caught.
I don't know if the agrarian reform has been push through. The last time I heard the govt. was hesitant to do it in favor of the greedy land owners. Now if it's always like that it's not a surprise that the Philippine's food production will decline. Because of hard life the farmers will want their children not to follow their path & send them to the city like everyone else, or they themselves will make that decision. They end up as under paid laborers living in squatter areas, it's so sad.
this is so so true. now that i'm living here in the states, i'm probably just eating rice just 2 to 3 times a week. And now, i'm still insisting my family over there that they can live without eating rice that often. And it's not that healthy anyways. Most Filipinos are prone to diabetes now a days, Craving and Thinking Rice as our source of our energy through the day is just in our minds. I hope filipinos will try other one meal dish as well, especially without rice.
this is so so true. now that i'm living here in the states, i'm probably just eating rice just 2 to 3 times a week. And now, i'm still insisting my family over there that they can live without eating rice that often. And it's not that healthy anyways. Most Filipinos are prone to diabetes now a days, Craving and Thinking Rice as our source of our energy through the day is just in our minds. I hope filipinos will try other one meal dish as well, especially without rice.
1. China is the #1 producer and consumer of rice, while Japan even venerates rice, so using those as examples don't make sense.
2. Rice consumption in America has soared 400% since the 1970s and continues to increase every year. They now sell big bags of rice in mainstream grocery stores.
So, it's not just the Philippines who's so stuck on rice.
1. China is the #1 producer and consumer of rice, while Japan even venerates rice, so using those as examples don't make sense.
2. Rice consumption in America has soared 400% since the 1970s and continues to increase every year. They now sell big bags of rice in mainstream grocery stores.
So, it's not just the Philippines who's so stuck on rice.
I believe a big chunk of the people who eat rice America are Hispanics and Asian migrants. Most Caucasians have potato, pasta, bread or mixed vegetables as their staple food. However there is an increase in rice in-take mainly because there are more choices in America nowadays, go to the mall and lots of places now offer rice in their menus.
Plus theres an increase in popularity of world food, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian, and Chinese food is very popular in America.
1. It is not true that the Philippines was a major rice exporter in the 1960s. The country has always been an importer, except for just one year, in late 1970s. Our archipelagic geography is just not suited to rice production. And bad policies make problem worse.
'tis true... but the blame is also on those corporate bastards who bought most of the lands that used to be fields of rice that can feed the people...
kaya kasi nawawalan na tayo ng bigas eh dahil sa ang mga bukid ay nagiging subdivision na...dumadami na ang mga tao...kaya nga cguro humanap na ng alternatibong pagkain...pero bigas talaga ang nakasanayan kong kainin...tsk
The Philippines should learn from countries like Thailand (leading rice exporter) how they progressed substantially by focusing to have a self sufficient economy starting by helping farmers expand their lands, investing more using advance technology on agriculture and changing the provisions in the Philippine Constitution regarding contraceptives and abortion, or establishing family planning programs in slum areas to provide the people knowledge and support in order to control the population.
i'm not against finding substitute for rice but, if we replace rice with potatoes, beans, noodles, or bread, where will we get substitute? we end up with the same dilemma, import stuff, whether it be rice or a substitute. so whats the point of changing our staple, if we're just going to import a substitute for the rice also?
You highlighted a point we were trying to make as well -- that the Philippines has since lost its ability to be food-secure. So even a search for alternatives may still lead us down the path of importation. That said, there is also a risk involved in having all our eggs in one basket -- an unhedged dependence on a single staple (just like how our dependence on sugar exports back in the 70's) makes us vulnerable.
nakasanayan na natin ang kumain ng kanin.hinahanaphanap pa rin ng tiyan ko ang kanin kasi mas mabigat sa tiyan at matagal kang gutumin.lugaw din ang kalimitang lutuin diyan dahil nga menos gastos at maiinitan pa ang sikmura mo.
sorry, naun lang aq magcocoment d2 (d na mkareklamo ang mga pilipino, masyado na silang pagod). kabilang aq sa maralitang bahagi ng lipunan at masyadong nkadikit sa kinagisnan nang uri ng pagkain.
Pasta?Patatas? o kaya Ulam lang? at walang kanin??
Tama na may mga mungkahi tayo sa long range solution sa rice crisis. Subalit ang commentary ay kung papaano malulutas ang crisis sa bigas NGAYON. Hindi pupuwede ang substitution for rice NGAYON, Dahil hindi sapat ang substitutes...iaangkat rin ang mga yan. Dapat sigurong ang tanong ay..Papaano ba natin maiiwasan ang crisis sa bigas sa mga darating pang panahon? Dahil sa ngayon ang kailangan natin ay "leverage" sa ating mga trade practices..para dumagsa ang bigas.
Kahungong, no problem, I deleted the duplicate. Your insight on the need for variety is also spot on.
Banakal, that's right. If we choose to eat rice entirely, then we need to be able to produce enough of it domestically instead of relying on imports. That means both (a) increasing output and (b) managing our population so that our numbers do not outstrip our food supply.
Where are you going to get the pasta for 80 million people? Its most popular source, wheat, is not cultivated in the Phils (not even sure if it would grow there). How would you implement your ideas if you're running the country?
I don't think all 80 million Filipinos are starving, so I don't really think all 80 million people need to be supplied with pasta.
The point I make is that we have all our eggs in one basket. When that commodity's price fluctuates, we feel the pain all at the same time and are hard-pressed for options.
I thought your video suggested a mass-scale solution..It would ultimately come down to economics:if pasta is cheaper, the consumers will buy it. Right now it is now cheaper so it's not an option for most Filipinos.
We have no choice but to bet on rice. The alternatives ,pasta or potato are not feasible. They have temperature requirements.
Vietnam and Thailand invested heavily on irrigation & mechanization. Now they are rice exporters. We could learn something from our neighbors.
Your concept is very screwed up. Italy consumed so much wheat or pasta. Its like its their dietary supplement, like US too. Contrary to your belief that we are depending rice from abroad. This is not true, the very problem that why rice flunctuated its because people cannot buy rice & some food.Because they are over priced. Phil. is still no.1, exporter of rice.Da problem is, exporters dont make good net income from their produced rice in local markets. So thats why they export it for big bucks!
Why commodity price fluctuates? Its because of the losing values of our currency! We felt the pain yes indeed. But if you produced rice, what would you do to regain profits? You must raise the price of your rice. That causes every citizens to go on strike. But you dont care, you might as well export your rice abroad. You can get more money from them than of local markets. Mostly, people cannot buy your rice because its over-priced from normal buying standard. Theres enough food - but overpriced!
Banakal76...mas maganda nga naman kung meron tayong pag pipilian hindi lang bigas. Kung i aangkat rin ang mga bagay na yan...siyempre yun ng pinakamura ang dapat i angkat di ba? Tulad ng mais, kung mura yan (pagkain yan ng livestocks sa USA)e di yan na lang. Masarap rin siguro ang sinaing na mais. O kaya binatog...matagal na akong hindi nakakatikin ng binatog. HA HA HA
KahugongUhugin, grits, masarap. Sang-ayon ako mabuti ang may alternatives, pero kung magiging dependent tayo sa exports , hindi rin maganda. Tama si Benign00, dapat i-control ang population. Never-ending cycle of poverty kasi yan, hindi kayang buhayin, nag-aanak pa ng walo.
Banakal76...ganyan rin ang aking pananaw tungkol sa pag control ng population. Okey rin yung grits...pero sa isang matandang katulad ko..baka lugaw na grits na lang para madaling matunaw sa tiyan ha ha ha. Sana man lang ay meron tayong pang leverage na produktong kailangan rin ng mga bansang ina-angkatan natin ng bigas. Para ng sa ganun ay maiiwasan natin ang negative effect supply and demand.
Population has nothing to do sa food supply. Kaya nangyayari ang over population dahilan sa lack of governmental programs at isa pa ang debts ng Pilipinas. Ang condition ng Pilipinas ang dahilan kung bakit may problem sa rapid growth of population ngayon. Kahit middle class, pinapa-low ang standard of living nila para lang makapag-savings at makabili ng pagkain. Dahilan sa system ng government ngayon satin. Masugpo mo ang kahirapan is to educate the public kung bakit nagkakaganyan ang Pilipinas!
All the Philippines need is a leader who would lead towards to our bright future. Stop blaming the current government who can do nothing for us and start looking for someone who could do the job right. Wala tayo mararating kung mgsisisihanm lang tayo we have to move on.
Nagtatakip lamang ito sa tunay na katotohanan.Noong araw ay nagaaral ang mga Thailander sa Pinas para sa rice propagation, ngayon ay sa Thailand tayo umi import ng bigas.Saan ngaba tayo nagkulang?
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pinoys are so good in making an elephant out of a mosquito.
the vid is d*mn right in pointing out how pinoys see the shortage in rice supply a CRISIS!!!! good heavens!!
indeed, pinoys lack the CRITICAL THINKING faculties,the RESOURCEFULNESS, & the INIATIVE to change the way they live/lead their lives. it's awfully depressing and downright shameful.
Filipinos need to learn to eat other staples like Potatoes, yams and other root vegetables.
Less water usage and better than just having rice.
The Brazilians like having rice and potatoes as staples.
Preferably we get up to 60 per cent of our energy out of carbohydrates. Starch is an complex carbohydrate mainly available in potatoes, cereals, legumes and certain vegetables such as pumpkin.
End result: Better for the water usage in the Philippines and healthier Flips.
mad8london247 5 months ago
Substituting rice with bread, pasta, and noodles won't make a difference, filipinos will still import these. It's derive from wheat, a plant that grows on temperate zone & not in the tropics like the Philippines. Plants like potatoes and corn on the other hand will work fine. But what is the use when the govt. focus only on urban development ( NCR) and leave the rural areas behind. Plus corruption, some politicians in rural areas have their own private armies and treat poor farmers like shit.
LeMuSunda 8 months ago
One major problem is the rice hoarding. These are business men who illegally hide thousands of bag of rice in a warehouse. It's their diabolic strategy to raise the price of rice telling people that the supply is not enough for the demand, therefore giving them reason to jack it up. The government should focus more on this kind of illegal activity, and put a heavy fine on those who are caught.
LeMuSunda 8 months ago
I don't know if the agrarian reform has been push through. The last time I heard the govt. was hesitant to do it in favor of the greedy land owners. Now if it's always like that it's not a surprise that the Philippine's food production will decline. Because of hard life the farmers will want their children not to follow their path & send them to the city like everyone else, or they themselves will make that decision. They end up as under paid laborers living in squatter areas, it's so sad.
LeMuSunda 8 months ago
98% filipino's eat rice!! without rice they cant eat meat or any meals...
inewkiller 1 year ago
anung application ginamit d2?
acuhxipitchy 1 year ago
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this is so so true. now that i'm living here in the states, i'm probably just eating rice just 2 to 3 times a week. And now, i'm still insisting my family over there that they can live without eating rice that often. And it's not that healthy anyways. Most Filipinos are prone to diabetes now a days, Craving and Thinking Rice as our source of our energy through the day is just in our minds. I hope filipinos will try other one meal dish as well, especially without rice.
shaleecious 1 year ago
this is so so true. now that i'm living here in the states, i'm probably just eating rice just 2 to 3 times a week. And now, i'm still insisting my family over there that they can live without eating rice that often. And it's not that healthy anyways. Most Filipinos are prone to diabetes now a days, Craving and Thinking Rice as our source of our energy through the day is just in our minds. I hope filipinos will try other one meal dish as well, especially without rice.
shaleecious 1 year ago
putcha buti -pa ung daga naka punta nang america at australia , hahaha
jar3ko25 1 year ago
@jar3ko25 nyahaha..kaya pala may accent sya eh..XD
sakubatzumatsu 1 year ago
i didnt know na ang maliit na bahay nya ang laki pala sa loob
ahahaha
crackhouse000 1 year ago
1. China is the #1 producer and consumer of rice, while Japan even venerates rice, so using those as examples don't make sense.
2. Rice consumption in America has soared 400% since the 1970s and continues to increase every year. They now sell big bags of rice in mainstream grocery stores.
So, it's not just the Philippines who's so stuck on rice.
kayumanggi2010 1 year ago
1. China is the #1 producer and consumer of rice, while Japan even venerates rice, so using those as examples don't make sense.
2. Rice consumption in America has soared 400% since the 1970s and continues to increase every year. They now sell big bags of rice in mainstream grocery stores.
So, it's not just the Philippines who's so stuck on rice.
kayumanggi2010 1 year ago
@kayumanggi2010
I believe a big chunk of the people who eat rice America are Hispanics and Asian migrants. Most Caucasians have potato, pasta, bread or mixed vegetables as their staple food. However there is an increase in rice in-take mainly because there are more choices in America nowadays, go to the mall and lots of places now offer rice in their menus.
Plus theres an increase in popularity of world food, Japanese, Korean, Vietnamese, Indian, and Chinese food is very popular in America.
Archangelicque 1 year ago
"susmaryosep!!" hahaha XD
leus08 1 year ago
1. It is not true that the Philippines was a major rice exporter in the 1960s. The country has always been an importer, except for just one year, in late 1970s. Our archipelagic geography is just not suited to rice production. And bad policies make problem worse.
vbjt 2 years ago
this needs to be spread around
wearecrazedforrice 2 years ago
it simply isn't profitable to plant rice... simple economics
FreeSince09 2 years ago
so you import billions of them instead of importing capital investments? wow, brilliant economics.
kewlkewl12 2 years ago
'tis true... but the blame is also on those corporate bastards who bought most of the lands that used to be fields of rice that can feed the people...
maximusdarkultima 2 years ago
well the whole world better watch out especially with limited seed variety and companies like monsanto balancing are lives on the edge of the table
FantomShadowz 2 years ago
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adostephen 2 years ago
kaya kasi nawawalan na tayo ng bigas eh dahil sa ang mga bukid ay nagiging subdivision na...dumadami na ang mga tao...kaya nga cguro humanap na ng alternatibong pagkain...pero bigas talaga ang nakasanayan kong kainin...tsk
sunatsubu 2 years ago
The Philippines should learn from countries like Thailand (leading rice exporter) how they progressed substantially by focusing to have a self sufficient economy starting by helping farmers expand their lands, investing more using advance technology on agriculture and changing the provisions in the Philippine Constitution regarding contraceptives and abortion, or establishing family planning programs in slum areas to provide the people knowledge and support in order to control the population.
Flipsify 2 years ago
hahaha filipinos got some spanish words, is not just zapato and cuchara also JESUS MARIA JOSE!
robbienpv182 3 years ago
agreed really....
we have some spanish words
ultimaterobloxian 2 years ago
very true..!
Nice site you have..! I'll share this to all of my friends.
bibcute 3 years ago
i'm not against finding substitute for rice but, if we replace rice with potatoes, beans, noodles, or bread, where will we get substitute? we end up with the same dilemma, import stuff, whether it be rice or a substitute. so whats the point of changing our staple, if we're just going to import a substitute for the rice also?
lakanino 3 years ago
You highlighted a point we were trying to make as well -- that the Philippines has since lost its ability to be food-secure. So even a search for alternatives may still lead us down the path of importation. That said, there is also a risk involved in having all our eggs in one basket -- an unhedged dependence on a single staple (just like how our dependence on sugar exports back in the 70's) makes us vulnerable.
benign00 3 years ago
nakasanayan na natin ang kumain ng kanin.hinahanaphanap pa rin ng tiyan ko ang kanin kasi mas mabigat sa tiyan at matagal kang gutumin.lugaw din ang kalimitang lutuin diyan dahil nga menos gastos at maiinitan pa ang sikmura mo.
filipina5t7 3 years ago
sorry, naun lang aq magcocoment d2 (d na mkareklamo ang mga pilipino, masyado na silang pagod). kabilang aq sa maralitang bahagi ng lipunan at masyadong nkadikit sa kinagisnan nang uri ng pagkain.
Pasta?Patatas? o kaya Ulam lang? at walang kanin??
di ko ata kayang kumain ng walang kanin.. hehe.
pero maganda yun. maghanap ng alternatibo.
di to sa probinsiya Kamote na ang sinasaing...
mawmaw1234 3 years ago 3
Tama na may mga mungkahi tayo sa long range solution sa rice crisis. Subalit ang commentary ay kung papaano malulutas ang crisis sa bigas NGAYON. Hindi pupuwede ang substitution for rice NGAYON, Dahil hindi sapat ang substitutes...iaangkat rin ang mga yan. Dapat sigurong ang tanong ay..Papaano ba natin maiiwasan ang crisis sa bigas sa mga darating pang panahon? Dahil sa ngayon ang kailangan natin ay "leverage" sa ating mga trade practices..para dumagsa ang bigas.
kaHugongUhugin 3 years ago 4
Kahungong, no problem, I deleted the duplicate. Your insight on the need for variety is also spot on.
Banakal, that's right. If we choose to eat rice entirely, then we need to be able to produce enough of it domestically instead of relying on imports. That means both (a) increasing output and (b) managing our population so that our numbers do not outstrip our food supply.
benign00 3 years ago
Where are you going to get the pasta for 80 million people? Its most popular source, wheat, is not cultivated in the Phils (not even sure if it would grow there). How would you implement your ideas if you're running the country?
Banakal76 3 years ago
I don't think all 80 million Filipinos are starving, so I don't really think all 80 million people need to be supplied with pasta.
The point I make is that we have all our eggs in one basket. When that commodity's price fluctuates, we feel the pain all at the same time and are hard-pressed for options.
benign00 3 years ago
I thought your video suggested a mass-scale solution..It would ultimately come down to economics:if pasta is cheaper, the consumers will buy it. Right now it is now cheaper so it's not an option for most Filipinos.
We have no choice but to bet on rice. The alternatives ,pasta or potato are not feasible. They have temperature requirements.
Vietnam and Thailand invested heavily on irrigation & mechanization. Now they are rice exporters. We could learn something from our neighbors.
Banakal76 3 years ago
Your concept is very screwed up. Italy consumed so much wheat or pasta. Its like its their dietary supplement, like US too. Contrary to your belief that we are depending rice from abroad. This is not true, the very problem that why rice flunctuated its because people cannot buy rice & some food.Because they are over priced. Phil. is still no.1, exporter of rice.Da problem is, exporters dont make good net income from their produced rice in local markets. So thats why they export it for big bucks!
gearzone2611 3 years ago
Why commodity price fluctuates? Its because of the losing values of our currency! We felt the pain yes indeed. But if you produced rice, what would you do to regain profits? You must raise the price of your rice. That causes every citizens to go on strike. But you dont care, you might as well export your rice abroad. You can get more money from them than of local markets. Mostly, people cannot buy your rice because its over-priced from normal buying standard. Theres enough food - but overpriced!
gearzone2611 3 years ago
Banakal76...mas maganda nga naman kung meron tayong pag pipilian hindi lang bigas. Kung i aangkat rin ang mga bagay na yan...siyempre yun ng pinakamura ang dapat i angkat di ba? Tulad ng mais, kung mura yan (pagkain yan ng livestocks sa USA)e di yan na lang. Masarap rin siguro ang sinaing na mais. O kaya binatog...matagal na akong hindi nakakatikin ng binatog. HA HA HA
kaHugongUhugin 3 years ago
KahugongUhugin, grits, masarap. Sang-ayon ako mabuti ang may alternatives, pero kung magiging dependent tayo sa exports , hindi rin maganda. Tama si Benign00, dapat i-control ang population. Never-ending cycle of poverty kasi yan, hindi kayang buhayin, nag-aanak pa ng walo.
Banakal76 3 years ago 3
Banakal76...ganyan rin ang aking pananaw tungkol sa pag control ng population. Okey rin yung grits...pero sa isang matandang katulad ko..baka lugaw na grits na lang para madaling matunaw sa tiyan ha ha ha. Sana man lang ay meron tayong pang leverage na produktong kailangan rin ng mga bansang ina-angkatan natin ng bigas. Para ng sa ganun ay maiiwasan natin ang negative effect supply and demand.
kaHugongUhugin 3 years ago
Population has nothing to do sa food supply. Kaya nangyayari ang over population dahilan sa lack of governmental programs at isa pa ang debts ng Pilipinas. Ang condition ng Pilipinas ang dahilan kung bakit may problem sa rapid growth of population ngayon. Kahit middle class, pinapa-low ang standard of living nila para lang makapag-savings at makabili ng pagkain. Dahilan sa system ng government ngayon satin. Masugpo mo ang kahirapan is to educate the public kung bakit nagkakaganyan ang Pilipinas!
gearzone2611 3 years ago
All the Philippines need is a leader who would lead towards to our bright future. Stop blaming the current government who can do nothing for us and start looking for someone who could do the job right. Wala tayo mararating kung mgsisisihanm lang tayo we have to move on.
carash25 3 years ago 2
Nagtatakip lamang ito sa tunay na katotohanan.Noong araw ay nagaaral ang mga Thailander sa Pinas para sa rice propagation, ngayon ay sa Thailand tayo umi import ng bigas.Saan ngaba tayo nagkulang?
redsoil5 3 years ago
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pinoys are so good in making an elephant out of a mosquito.
the vid is d*mn right in pointing out how pinoys see the shortage in rice supply a CRISIS!!!! good heavens!!
indeed, pinoys lack the CRITICAL THINKING faculties,the RESOURCEFULNESS, & the INIATIVE to change the way they live/lead their lives. it's awfully depressing and downright shameful.
psychedup247 3 years ago
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"pinoys should not live on rice alone..."
psychedup247 3 years ago
Very nice video! Swak sa isyu ika nga nila. ^_^
leeangelo 3 years ago 3
that's right...we might as well think of alternatives..
dracoshottie 3 years ago 5
Well done! I love the images on the wall.
jacobimages 3 years ago