![UNSTABLE STAPLE A vendor at Paco Market in Manila attends to his rice products on Feb. 1, 2025. The Department of Agriculture said that a food security emergency can be declared next week following the approval of a resolution by the National Price Coordinating Council. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2025/02/01/529630.jpg)
UNSTABLE STAPLE A vendor at Paco Market in Manila attends to his rice products on Feb. 1, 2025. The Department of Agriculture said that a food security emergency can be declared next week following the approval of a resolution by the National Price Coordinating Council. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![UNSTABLE STAPLE A vendor at Paco Market in Manila attends to his rice products on Feb. 1, 2025. The Department of Agriculture said that a food security emergency can be declared next week following the approval of a resolution by the National Price Coordinating Council. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2025/02/01/529631.jpg)
UNSTABLE STAPLE A vendor at Paco Market in Manila attends to his rice products on Feb. 1, 2025. The Department of Agriculture said that a food security emergency can be declared next week following the approval of a resolution by the National Price Coordinating Council. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![UNSTABLE STAPLE A vendor at Paco Market in Manila attends to his rice products on Feb. 1, 2025. The Department of Agriculture said that a food security emergency can be declared next week following the approval of a resolution by the National Price Coordinating Council. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2025/02/01/529632.jpg)
UNSTABLE STAPLE A vendor at Paco Market in Manila attends to his rice products on Feb. 1, 2025. The Department of Agriculture said that a food security emergency can be declared next week following the approval of a resolution by the National Price Coordinating Council. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![UNSTABLE STAPLE A vendor at Paco Market in Manila attends to his rice products on Feb. 1, 2025. The Department of Agriculture said that a food security emergency can be declared next week following the approval of a resolution by the National Price Coordinating Council. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2025/02/01/529633.jpg)
UNSTABLE STAPLE A vendor at Paco Market in Manila attends to his rice products on Feb. 1, 2025. The Department of Agriculture said that a food security emergency can be declared next week following the approval of a resolution by the National Price Coordinating Council. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN