You plan to move to the Philippines? Wollen Sie auf den Philippinen leben?

There are REALLY TONS of websites telling us how, why, maybe why not and when you'll be able to move to the Philippines. I only love to tell and explain some things "between the lines". Enjoy reading, be informed, have fun and be entertained too!

Ja, es gibt tonnenweise Webseiten, die Ihnen sagen wie, warum, vielleicht warum nicht und wann Sie am besten auf die Philippinen auswandern könnten. Ich möchte Ihnen in Zukunft "zwischen den Zeilen" einige zusätzlichen Dinge berichten und erzählen. Viel Spass beim Lesen und Gute Unterhaltung!


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Tuesday, January 17, 2023

ONION "SOLUTION"



By: ReniMV Valenzuela


We don't need onions like we need oxygen without which we can't survive.


Other than some screwy logic and the argument that, "the government

has no option but to import onions,"  President Bongbong Marcos must

have some real legitimate reasons why he finally approved the

Department of Agriculture's plan/proposal to import 5,775 metric tons

of onion.


Otherwise, it might be construed that the government considers onions

to be equally important as the air we breathe. My wife has discovered

a new art of cooking good dishes without using onion.  Just a bit of

creativity, patience and momentary "sacrifice" (not importation) is

what we need during this time of "onion shortage" in the country. It's

good that we only have a shortage of onions and other food staples,

but not a shortage of sensible people in the government.  And that I

desperately want to believe.


The harvest isn't too far for our farm producers to flood again our

local market with onions.  After this July's harvest, it is expected

as predicted that we will start having more than enough onions

(hopefully so) to bring their prices back to normal.


Hence, why resort to folly which could well put our farmers' interests

at needless risks and at a great disadvantage, not to mention the

other varied repercussions it may create which would be detrimental

not only to our agriculture sector but also to the nation as a whole?

What forced the government to do it or what is forcing some

agriculture officials to convince the President to approve the

importation?


Why not instead use the money to help Filipino farmers develop their

capability to produce, technologically and financially, and by

innovative, equitable ways of marketing their harvests at price levels

that would make them happy, develop our agriculture industry and

ultimately solve the country's food crisis?


Could there be something amiss behind the government's move to import

onions?  We sorely lack onions at this juncture, admittedly, but not

alligators, vultures and wolves in the government.  And the President

must have been aware of it as much as he should have realized by now

that he needs to appoint a fresh, new face as a permanent Secretary of

Agriculture the soonest possible time.


Not in his time.


renivalenzuelaletters@yahoo.com

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