Duterte orders suspension of rice importation

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The President says he opted to stop the importation of rice as he could not stop rice tariffication, which was needed to 'erase corruption.’

NEW ORDER. President Rodrigo Duterte orders Agriculture Secretary William Dar to stop the importation of rice. Malacañang photo

"Yes, because it is harvest time," the President said when asked if he was ordering for the importation of rice to be suspended.Kung walang pagkain halos kabahan ang mga tao, magra-riot na. Tapos sige na, magugutom na ang mga tao, wala nang bigas, next month, wala nang kainin, mahal na....

Duterte also had no qualms about the millions which would be needed to buy rice from local farmers should this push through, as he claimed it was now time for the government to focus on aiding farmers..... Well I'm sorry, I made you happy for so many years, now is the time that you have to come to terms with reality that I also have to take care also of the few, I cannot abandon them ," he said.

 

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