Sir, Contrary to Martin Wolf's article "Food crisis is a chance to reform global agriculture' (April 30), the riots or disturbances that have, unfortunately, taken place in some parts of the world have not occurred in the Philippines. President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and her administration have been working diligently to address challenges arising from the slowdown in the global economy combined with the spike in high oil and food prices. These global forces are causing real difficulties for the poor in the Philippines but the government is doing everything in its power to ensure that our food supply remains stable and our economy resilient. These efforts range from ensuring adequate supplies of rice and other foodstuffs to supporting the distribution of food supplies and enforcing regulations over sale and distribution of rice and cracking down on corruption that can impact on the supply, distribution and price of rice. Through the efforts of both the public and non-governmental sectors of our society we are meeting this challenge. Ignacio Bunye, Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesman, Government of the Philippines Copyright The Financial Times Limited 2008