The Philippines yesterday declared a food security emergency in order to bring down the price of rice, which officials said ...
Emergency declaration will help government release buffer stocks to bring down prices, says official - Anadolu Ajansı ...
Bloomberg The Philippines on Monday declared a food security emergency to bring down rice prices, which officials said have remained high desp ...
Agriculture secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. declared on Monday a food security emergency on rice through memorandum ...
THE PHILIPPINES may have difficulty achieving the upper end of the government’s 6-8% gross domestic product (GDP) growth target amid heightened global uncertainties this year.
The declaration is the latest in government efforts to reduce rice prices. Laurel said the food security emergency will remain in effect until the rice prices are tamed, Xinhua news agency reported.