THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is currently working on a program that will help bring down retail prices of rice, a cabinet official said on Wednesday.

“We are working on importing rice for certain groups especially fast food chains. These are depending on traders. PITC (Philippine International Trading Center) will import on behalf of the food chains,” Trade Secretary Ramon Lopez said at the 11th World Rice Conference held in Makati City.

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