Duterte backtracks on rice import ban

By Eireene Jairee Gomez

Nov 22, 2019 12:15 am

PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has decided not to implement his recent order suspending the importation of rice after Agriculture Secretary William Dar gave assurances that measures are in place to assist local farmers, according to the Department of Agriculture.

Agriculture Secretary William Dar PHOTO BY RUY MARTINEZ

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