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. DILANUNSTABLE 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. DILANUNSTABLE 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. DILANUNSTABLE 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. DILANUNSTABLE 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. DILANUNSTABLE 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