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Senator Cynthia Villar has reminded parties opposing the law enacted as a response to the end of the quantitative restriction on rice importation to also consider the plight of local farmers who stand to lose more as cheap rice imports start flooding the market without any support program in place. “Now that Philippine authorities can […]
Senator Cynthia Villar filed a resolution seeking an inquiry into the implementation of the law lifting the quantitative restriction on rice importation and creating the P10 billion Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). Villar, chairperson of the Committee on Agriculture and Food, has made it a point to prioritize the exercise of her committee’s oversight function […]
Senator Cynthia Villar lamented the misconception intentionally circulated to discredit the rice tariffication bill and to block the passage of the needed support measures for local rice farmers. “It is unfortunate that some groups are being made to believe that the rice tariffication bill which we have scrutinized and carefully studied in the Senate, will […]