pinoy milk

Today is the best time to buy Philippine made products. Many people always prefer foreign or imported ones than those made locally. For many, there is some sense of prestige when one eats imported and when one wears imported. It is a sad reality.

And now with the Melamine Scare affecting the world, milk advertisements are now showing huge signs of "Made in the Philippines". That's a welcome change, considering that most Filipinos have colonial mentality.

Now people would be buying locally produced goods instead of foreign ones. Melamine has already affected 90,000 babies in China and the toxic chemical was found in several products including those popular brands of chocolates, milk and other products. Yesterday, Health Secretary Francisco Duque declared 21 products melamine-free, but has found one product Jolly Cow Slender Milk to be tainted... in addition to the Yili Milk and Mengniu Milk that were also found to be contaminated. In other countries, Cadbury Chocolates, Ritz Cheese Crackers and many other products were also found to have small amounts of the said chemical.

If there is one good thing that could come out of the scandal is, aside from thorough quality checks for all companies, is the fact that people now would buy Philippine brands-- not just milk but other products as well... hopefully.

Not that foreign brands are bad, it's just that local brands are not that bad.