MANILA, Philippines — Butil party-list is calling on Congress to defy the Duterte administration’s economic managers and amend the Rice Tariffication law. Cheaper imported rice is not worth a breakdown in the livelihood of Filipino rice farmers,” Marcos said. The DTI chief announced the plan to import rice for select businesses at an international rice conference in Makati earlier this week. Many farmers are complaining about the low prices of palay, which some quarters attributed to the newly enacted Rice Tariffication Law. “Have pity on our rice farmers who could hardly make a living.

Source: Philippine Star November 15, 2019 16:50 UTC