[I also] proposed to [provide] financial assistance to rice farmers,” Recto told the Inquirer in a Viber message. The DA said it was open to investigating reports of low palay prices in the market. The commitment of local governments to buy their constituents’ palay would be crucial in elevating palay prices. The program should have started during the last dry crop season,” Vergara said, adding that it was temporarily stopped as palay prices were still high at that time. Roberto and other farmers in Nueva Ecija have joined an online campaign for an increase in palay prices.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer September 28, 2020 21:42 UTC