Rice Price hike

Reduced Tariff On Rice Imports Might Actually Help

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Rice farmers are opposing the proposed reduced tariff on rice imports The Department of Finance (DOF) proposed to implement a reduced tariff on rice imports to address the rice “shortage” and the price hike that affects a lot of Filipinos. Currently, the country is implementing the 35 percent rice import tariff rates, both ASEAN and … Read more

Bongbong Marcos P20 Rice: A Mere Campaign Promise?

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What happened to Bongbong Marcos’ P20 rice price promise? Bongbong Marcos P20 Rice – The 17th President of the Philippines promised the Filipino people that he would bring down the rice price to only 20 pesos. Is this another case of “promises are made to be broken?” Rice is the staple food of Filipinos. Every … Read more