Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda has told Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. to immediately immediately follow through on his pronouncement to invoke a "food security emergency" to stabilize rice prices.The overall chairman of the House quinta-committee has told Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. to immediately follow through on his pronouncement to invoke a"food security emergency" to stabilize rice prices.
"The DA is not at all powerless under the law to curb price manipulation in the rice market," he underscored. "We should see a price reduction of at least P6 per kilo as a result of stricter enforcement against hoarding," noted the quinta-comm lead chairman.
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