WITH three of the country’s top rice-producing provinces left in a wreck by Typhoon Santi onslaught, the rice supply in the country is on the brink and could possibly lead to food crisis if the government fails to take decisive steps.

Sen. Loren Legarda last week warned of a situation similar to the 1995 rice crisis that stemmed from indecisive stockpiling on the part of the government agencies and the adverse effects of rogue weather that caused severe decline in the country’s rice supply.

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