Why time rice imports with local harvest season? Pangilinan smells ‘modus’

Oct 28, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — Filipino farmers face the prospect of selling their harvest at a loss as imported rice and other agricultural products enter the country during the local harvest season, Sen. Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan said on Tuesday, prompting him to question the government’s enforcement of safeguards meant to protect local producers. Pangilinan, chair of the

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