I just saw a news story on local TV about Filipinos in California panic-buying rice! This is due to the steep increase in the price of imported rice in the US. The news showed Fil-Ams buying sacks of rice at US$42 per sack. An elderly couple in Union City even bought 2 sacks just to be sure.
One Pinoy told the reporter that even if bread were readily available in Union City, he still wants to have rice on the table. Rice is more filling than bread, he said.
There was also an interview with a Costco employee who said they will limit how much rice one family can buy. Hey, that sounds familiar already!
The only difference is that Fil-Ams don't need to fall in line for hours to get their rice, unlike their poor kababayans here, who need to line up for hours under the sun. Oh, and also, while they in the US are limited to one sack per family, the poor Pinoy families here have to be content with just 3 kilos per day.
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