It seems that a stable and low price of rice will remain a dream for the ordinary folks living below the poverty line. In a recent move, the scheming and profiting rice traders in the
The unnecessary increased in prices of the different variety of rice came under fire from the consumers especially the lower echelon of society, the poor. The NFA rice which is called the “rice of the poor” for its low quality and used by the rich as feed for their pets, were even affected by the price increase.
The rice traders discriminately and wantonly disregarded the sad plight of the poor by increasing the price of NFA rice, from 18 pesos/kilo to the present level of 28-30 pesos/kilo. These soulless rice traders also mixed NFA rice with commercial rice to make it appear that they are selling first class rice.
Target of this scheme are those average income earners and some middle class who budget their needs and consumptions. For the majority, living in this shemozzle situation, the price increase of their staple food means hunger and death. They could do nothing but endure the hardship of life as poverty and hunger slowly wear away their spirit and soul.
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