President Marcos urged the public to help in efforts to curb rice smuggling and hoarding.
MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Friday urged the public to help in government’s efforts to curb rice smuggling and hoarding, which the administration said were to blame for recent increases in the price of the staple grain.
In his speech, the President also announced that some 10,000 rice farmers from Capiz would receive various forms of assistance from the government, through the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance program. The President also announced that his administration was coordinating with legislators to amend the Anti-Agricultural Smuggling Act of 2016 and impose severe sanctions on smugglers and their accomplices.
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