Quick service restaurant giant McDonald’s today announced it will soon start serving half-rice to customers in response to the government’s call to help conserve the country’s rice supply.
In a statement, McDonald’s Vice President for Marketing Margot Torres said the decision came after Agriculture Secretary Arthur Yap and Malacanang officials called on Filipinos to help in government efforts to avert a possible rice crisis.
Since early March, rice prices have been steadily rising reportedly because of global shortage in supply.
McDonald’s is one of the first restaurant chains to express support to the government’s call.
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Heaven in a Box is a superb bake shop that really ought to have their own mall franchise. There are two things that make their goodies worth five stars in my book: the quality of their food and the value for your money. Most bake shops charge you an arm, a leg, and a pound of flesh for a small cookie that’s barely satisfying. But not only does Heaven in a Box charge very reasonable prices for their ensaymada, brownies, and cookies. One bite is enough to tell you that they are made out of high-quality ingredients you wouldn’t get from other pastries of the same price.
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