Pangilinan: Gov’t must ensure farmers will benefit from rice tariffication law

      MANILA, Philippines --- Senator Francis Pangilinan on Saturday urged the full implementation of the rice tariffication law, noting that farmers and the agricultural sector must benefit from the law. Pangilinan issued this statement following farmer groups' apprehensions that the law may negatively impact the local rice industry as this seeks lifting restrictions on rice importations. "The enactment of the Rice Tariffication law, while being trumpeted as the remedy for high prices, is also seen by some farmers' groups as the death knell on the local rice industry," the senator said in a statement. "All concerned groups should keep a tight watch o...

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