“Definitely we have to start importing by January because we have to ensure we have enough buffer stock for the next harvest season,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said at a press briefing in Quezon City.
The Philippines will resume importing rice by January next year, with a new tariff rate to be imposed on the imported grain, which will be determined by mid-December this year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Thursday.
“Definitely we hav
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