MANILA, Philippines — Senator Francis Pangilinan on Monday warned of the “double whammy” effect of President Rodrigo Duterte’s new executive order temporarily reducing tariff rates for rice, adding that he is looking into filing a joint resolution for its withdrawal.
“Patay na naman ang rice farmers natin. Dapa na ang ating mga magpapalay dahil sa tuloy-tuloy na pasok ng imported rice. Sumubsob pa dahil sa pandemya. Ngayon, parang ililibing na sila sa hirap sa ulat na pagbaba ng taripa,” Pangilinan said in a statement when sought for comment on the President’s Executive Order (EO) No. 135.
(It will kill our local rice farmers. Our rice farmers are at the losing end as mor…
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