00:00The Department of Agriculture called on the legislators to institutionalize the half-cup rice option in food establishments
00:10so that the wastage of food in each establishment can be addressed.
00:17According to the Talara Department of Science and Technology,
00:20the Philippine Rice Research Institute has a total of 340,000 metric tons of milled rice wastage from 2018 to 2019
00:33and reduced to 255,000 this November.
00:38Because of this, according to DA Assistant Secretary Layon of Secretary Francisco Chulaurel Jr.,
00:48the half-cup rice bill that was first passed in Congress by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. when he was still in the Senate was revived.
00:58In addition, ASEC-DEMESA will not force Filipinos who want half-cup rice to use up the full cup even in food establishments.
01:08Meanwhile, the DA is also pushing for the consumption of sweet potatoes and corn as an alternative to half-cup rice.
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