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It’s a dangerous idea for the President to seriously think about restoring the National Food Authority as a central buying agent for rice and other produce reminiscent of the agency’s expanded role during the 1970s when his father was president.
The Foundation for Economic Freedom is pushing for the opening of the rice and corn sectors to full foreign ownership to boost the supply of the staples.
Lifting of ban on foreign investments in rice and corn sectors in the country has been pushed in light of the need to develop and improve production of these two staple commodities of Filipinos.
In a statement, the Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) has called on the 19th Congress to build on i