THE House of Representatives will begin plenary debates this week on a bill that aims to lower the price of rice to below P30 a kilo.

Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Sunday that they would expedite debates on amendments to the Rice Tarrification Law (RTL) and have it passed on a second reading by May 15.

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