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First Regular Session 
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SENATE
S.B. No. 1101
RECElVEt BV:
Introduced by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
REQUIRING FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS TO SERVE HALF-CUP RICE 
SERVINGS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
EXPLANATORY NOTE
As of June 2025, Filipinos consume 17.7 million tons of milled rice on an annual 
basis.1 Meanwhile, according to the most recent data, household rice wastage 
amounts to 255,000 metric tons per annum2 - around 1.4% of total consumption. 
Overall, the amount of rice wasted could feed 2.8 million Filipinos.3
This proposed intervention seeks to introduce a simple but significant 
intervention to the problem of rice wastage - requiring food establishments to provide 
half-rice servings if requested by the consumer. Non-compliant establishments will be 
subjected to fines for non-compliance. Overall, this bill aims to limit rice wastage in 
commercial food establishments by providing consumers more variety of choice in 
their rice servings. This proposal seeks to reduce rice wastage, thus addressing rice
1 United States Department of Agriculture Foreign Agricultural Service. "Grain; World Markets and Trade." June 
2025.
2 Department of Agriculture. "DA chief pushes 'half-cup rice' plan as rice waste could feed millions. December 3,
2024. 
https://www.da.gov.ph/da-chief-pushes-half-cup-rice-plan-as-rice-waste-could-feed-
millions/#:~:text=Data%20from%20the%20Philippine%20Rice,urgency%20of%20addressing%20the%20issue.
3 Ibid.


supply issues and promoting a more agriculturally sustainable paradigm of rice 
consumption, while at the same time affording consumers a more affordable option.
In light of the foregoing, support for the passage of this measure is earnestly
sought.
iAtCHALIAN


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TWENTIETH CONGRESS OF THE 
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 
First Regular Session
S. B. No.
SENATE
1101
Senate.
25 AUG-7 PI 35
RECEiVEt BY:
Introduced by SEN. WIN GATCHALIAN
AN ACT
REQUIRING FOOD ESTABLISHMENTS TO SERVE HALF-CUP RICE 
SERVINGS, AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREOF
Be it enacted by the Senate and the House of Representatives of the Philippines 
in Congress assembled:
SECTION 1. Short Title. - This Act shall be known as the "Anti-Rice 
Wastage Act".
SEC. 2. Half-Rice Requirement - All proprietary establishments serving 
food, including restaurants, eateries, hospitals, school canteens and cafeterias, 
hotels, inn, and other similar food establishments that serve meals prepared 
outside the home, shall hereby be required to serve half-cup rice servings in 
their menus, the selling price of which shall be adjusted accordingly. Offering 
half-cup rice servings for the price of one (1) cup serving shall be considered a 
violation of this Act.
SEC. 2. Penalty Clause. - All proprietary establishments serving food 
who violate this Act shall be subjected to a fine of Fifty Thousand Pesos (PhP 
50,000.00) in the first instance. One Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP 
100,000.00) in the second instance, and Two Hundred Thousand Pesos (PhP 
200,000.00) and revocation of business license for subsequent infractions.


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SEC. 3. Separability Clause. - If any portion or provision of this Act is 
declared invalid or unconstitutional, other provisions hereof shall remain in full 
force and effect.
SEC. 4. Repealing Clause. - All laws, decrees, executive orders, rules, 
and regulations which are inconsistent with this Act are hereby repealed, 
amended, or modified accordingly.
SEC. 5. Effectlvlty. - This Act shall take effect after fifteen (15) days from 
its publication in the Official Gazette or in a national newspaper of general 
circulation.
Approved,