Gov’t illicitly importing rice, injuring farmersGovernment is breaking rice procurement laws. Government is forbidden from importing rice due to past multibillion-peso kickbacks. Federation of Free Farmers and Magsasaka party bared the sins:• Sequestered company Planters Products Inc. has brought in 1,723,680 sacks of rice and is importing more. Rice Tariffication Law, RA 11203 of February 2019, which forbids government from any more rice importing. 19, 2026: “Kaya kami naglabas ng PPI rice at Binhi, ‘yung PPI rice ay P45 per kilo, that’s one way for us to give consumers a better price.

Source: Philippine Star April 09, 2026 16:43 UTC