THE amended Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), which took effect on Dec. 25, is a "fitting Christmas gift" to rice farmers and their families, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a ...
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture’s (DA) proposal to declare a “food security emergency” risks being leveraged to increase rice imports, warned a former lawmaker, fearing such a move could undermine local ...
The agriculture chief, however, maintained that locally-produced rice would be exempted from this rule to protect Filipino farmers and traders. “Importing rice is not a right but a privilege […] If ...