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PH nearing food 'crisis,' says Lacson

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MANILA - Rising prices of food, particularly rice and fish, along with other basic goods only indicate that the country is nearing a food crisis, Senator Panfilo Lacson warned Monday.&quot;Sobrang taas ang bilihin, pati isda. Lahat halos basic food sa table e hindi na kinakayang bilhin, lalo na ang sobrang mahirap nating kababayan,&quot; he said.&quot;Puwede nating sabihin na kung wala mang food crisis pa, malapit na tayo magkaroon ng food crisis kasi tumataas ang bilihin,&quot; the senator added.Lacson earlier urged President Rodrigo Duterte to focus on the economy instead of his anti-narcotics drive, saying the economy is a bigger problem as inflation may hit 6 percent in September to October.<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/business/09/03/18/lacson-urges-duterte-focus-on-economy-leave-drug-war-to-aurthorities">Lacson urges Duterte: Focus on economy, leave drug war to authorities</a></li></ul>The last time inflation breached 6 percent was at 6.6 percent in March 2009, according to Philippine Statistics Authority data using 2012 prices as base.For its part, Gabriela party-list group criticized Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol for encouraging people to eat weevil-infested rice instead of finding a solution to the rice shortage.&quot;Ang pagkain ng kanin na may bukbok ni Sec. Piñol ay hindi sagot sa krisis sa bigas. Ito ay pagmamatigas at hindi pag-amin ng administrasyon na may mali sa polisiyang pinapatupad,&quot; the group said.It added: &quot;Nakakahiya para sa isang bansang agrikultural sapilitang pagpapakain ng gobyerno sa mamamayan ng pagkaing luma at nabubulok.&quot;<ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/09/03/18/marami-namang-bigas-duterte-rejects-criticism-over-rice-supply-woes">‘Marami namang bigas’: Duterte rejects criticism over rice supply woes</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/26/18/nfa-rice-infested-with-bukbok-safe-to-eat-after-fumigation">NFA: Rice infested with &#x27;bukbok&#x27; safe to eat after fumigation</a></li></ul>

MANILA - Rising prices of food, particularly rice and fish, along with other basic goods only indicate that the country is nearing a food crisis, Senator Panfilo Lacson warned Monday.

MANILA - Rising prices of food, particularly rice and fish, along with other basic goods only indicate that the country is nearing a food crisis, Senator Panfilo Lacson warned Monday.