![Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2023/09/18/242773.jpg)
Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2023/09/18/242774.jpg)
Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2023/09/18/242775.jpg)
Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2023/09/18/242776.jpg)
Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2023/09/18/242777.jpg)
Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2023/09/18/242778.jpg)
Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2023/09/18/242779.jpg)
Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2023/09/18/242780.jpg)
Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2023/09/18/242781.jpg)
Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN
![Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN](https://www.manilatimes.net/manilatimes/uploads/images/2023/09/18/242782.jpg)
Farmers, fisherfolk, and food security advocates staged a protest outside the Department of Finance on Monday, September 18, 2023, to demand the removal of Finance Secretary Benjamin Diokno and National Economic Development Authority chief Arsenio Balicasan over their proposal to remove the import tariffs on rice. PHOTOS BY RENE H. DILAN