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Service Shop 24 - Worldnews Network
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- By Prime Sarmiento MANILA - When the price of rice nearly doubled to about 90 US cents per kilo two months ago, Liza Valino put cheaper substitutes such as bananas and sweet potatoes on the table to feed her 10-strong family. No one was satisfied. "Rice is more filling. It doesn't matter if we have fish or vegetables ... if there's rice, we feel more satisfied," she said. In the end, Valino, a manicurist, decided to spend more on rice and less on other food items. Rice is a staple in the Philippines, with the national daily consumption at 33,000 tonnes, accounting on average for 20% of the ...
