Figure 14. ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT BY CONSUMPTION (GHA PER CAPITA)
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SERVICES GOODS
0.29
TRANSPORTATION
0.09
HOUSING
0.19
0.09
FOOD
0.18
0.37
0.29 0.25
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0.06 0.13
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0.16 0.19 0.09
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0.62
0.85
WORLD
PHILIPPINES
LAGUNA LAKE REGION
The figure above shows that the food Footprint for the Philippines is equivalent to the world average of 0.61 gha, and that both the Laguna Lake region and Metro Manila have higher food Footprints than the national average and the world average. This is likely due to the fact that these populations have relatively higher incomes than the national average. However,
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0.08
0.93
METRO MANILA
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IVA
as resources become scarcer, food supply could pose a national security issue (as was witnessed in the 2008 rice crisis throughout Asia). Residents of Laguna Lake region, and the country as a whole, are growing more dependent on imported biocapacity for food, and thus access is directly linked to world food prices.
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