Everybody rise for rice
Rice is not only a staple food in the Philippines. For most Filipinos, it is essential for survival. The source of over 70 percent of caloric intake in Asia, it packs life-sustaining carbohydrates at a price all Filipinos can afford, including the poor. And even if a significant number of Filipinos have changed their eating habits by eating less rice for health reasons, the country’s growing population, especially the destitute, still rely mostly on rice for survival.