Philippines rice bill: Food outlets could be made to sell half cup servings

Philippines rice bill: Food outlets could be made to sell half cup servings

It could become mandatory for restaurants to offer half cup servings of rice to their customers in the Philippines.
The move is being discussed in Congress as a way to cut back on waste as people struggle with food inflation.

Al Jazeera’s Barnaby Lo reports from Manila, the Philippines.

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