Pampanga youth step in to preserve native rice cereal heritage

SANTA RITA, PAMPANGA—Prince Rizen “Moymoy” Valencia, 16, stood out at the town’s 23rd Duman Festival on Dec. 6 as the youngest among a dozen men pounding toasted rice in synchronized beats. His father, Resty, brought him along in his seven-man team so he could earn P750 to P1,000 for the 15-hour laborious process of making