Rice shortage and global warming

Rice shortage is getting in the nerves of most Filipinos due to the fact that most of us treat rice as the main element. Without it, we feel incomplete and it’s like we are not getting a full meal. However, not only the Philippines experience such hardship as countries like Vietnam, Malaysia and other Asian county have also such occurrence.

Study shows that the continuous and unstoppable drop in rice production these days is cause by global warming. The time will come that rice will be grow in lesser rate and it will be replaced by camote. This can be true if the government or even every people in this earth will address to the threat now.

Since there are about 8 or more billions of people around the world that depend on rice as their staple food, the lack of rice production is felt as the Philippines alone consumes thousands sack of rice a day. And as population grows even more, the demand for rice also increases which could eventually lead to rice shortage in due time.

What can you do about it? How can we stop or even prevent global warming from heightening up? A simple question that is difficult to answer isn’t? However, if you only think thoroughly about it, you can give the answers for yourself. You can do something about it and you can start with you own neighborhood. Proper garbage disposal, recycling, and proper use of natural resources are among the effective ways to prevent global warming from amplifying.

Do your share and everything will be back to normal. Save mother earth as this is the only place we can go. Save the rice and keep it in the table of all families in the Asia and the whole world.

Erap for President in 2010.. Again?

Its all over the news that Joseph Ejercito Estrada is running once more as one of the candidates for presidency in 2010 election. Though he does not confirm it yet, it is now the talk from side of opposition.

After he was ejected from his position as President of the Philippines by today's reining president Gloria Macapagal Arroyo (GMA) and was in court for corruption, Erap is once again in top of the list for 2010 presidency. Most of the opposition leaders, members and supporters want Erap to be the official candidate despite of all that happened lately.

Regardless of all the things that he has done to our country and the anomalies that he was connected, though he was not charged for it, but still it is not fair to give him another chance to serve the country. He can support or provide assistance to the so called “masses” without sitting into one of the government slots or getting inside the palace.

Before voting or even doing something that can affect the entire nation, it is best to think about it first. Giving attention to every details and the long term effect are among the important aspects we should think about. The well being of our community is in our hands. A single mistake or wrong decision can affect the entire nation. So please, think first before barging in to decision.