Gov’t should start looking for other sources of rice imports – Pangilinan

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Opposition Senator Francis N. Pangilinan said on Saturday the national government should prepare for possible government-to-government (G2G) rice purchases agreements with other countries as the dreaded coronavirus disease (COVID-19) spreads in the country.

Pangilinan made the suggestion after Vietnam stopped its rice exports to the Philippines because of the COVID-19 threat.

As a former presidential adviser on food security and agricultural modernization during the Aquino administration, Pangilinan said the Duterte administration should stop rice smuggling, hoarding and criminal activities during times of crisis.Pangilinan also urged the Department of Agriculture to improve the rice farming sector by giving the requirements it needs such as fertilizers, machineries, financial, among others).

‘’Mabilis na bumaha ng imported rice, mabilis na bumagsak ang lokal na presyo ng palay, mabilis na nawalan ng kita ang magpapalay pero mabagal na napaabot ang tulong na matagal na nilang kailangan,’’ he pointed out. Pangilinan, president of the Liberal Party , said government should buy rice farmers’ produce at a high price, putting money into their pockets that they need for their next planting season.

Because of the low prices of rice, among others, many Filipino farmers have shifted to planting other products.

 

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Di kaylangan ng rice imports. Actually mas mahal pa ang imported na bigas e. Bilin nyo ang mga local rice at higher than average price. Problem solved. Hindi yung bibili ka pa sa iba, 'di rin mag cicirculate yung pera.

NFA needs to resume buying up all local growers harvests , at above average price Then - problem solved

Huh? Ang dami nating supply ng palay at bigas pero walang bumibili. Member ka siguro nung cartel na nagiimport ng cheap rice

Cynthia_Villar now you say wag na maghangad ng malaking kita ang farmers? While other countries support and empower farmers, you helo kill them... Now we need them badly, what can you say now? You mocked Nurses, you mocked research, you mocked farmers..now where are we? epal

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