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Senate bets: Rice Tariffication Law a burden for Filipino farmers

Senate bets: Rice Tariffication Law a burden for Filipino farmers
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Kiko defends vote on Rice Tariffication

Senator Francis Pangilinan (Senate photo) MANILA - Vice presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Sunday defended his vote on the Rice Tariffication measure in the Senate, stressing that he abstained because he had reservations. During the debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Pangilinan got into a heated argument with former lawmaker Walden Bello who questioned the latter's stand on Republic Act (RA) No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication law (RTL) which puts Filipino rice farmers at a disadvantage as it encourages more rice imports. The RTL, which was formally enacted in February 2019, imposes farmer protection tariffs on rice imports in lieu of quantitative restrictions to lower rice prices and ensure its stable supply to 100 million Filipino consumers. Bello asked Pangilinan if he went to the washroom when senators were taking a vote on the measure, noting that he should have voted against the legislat

Pangilinan defends vote on Rice Tariffication

Senator Francis Pangilinan (Senate photo) MANILA - Vice presidential aspirant Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Sunday defended his vote on the Rice Tariffication measure in the Senate, stressing that he abstained because he had reservations. During the debate organized by the Commission on Elections (Comelec) at the Sofitel Philippine Plaza, Pangilinan got into a heated argument with former lawmaker Walden Bello who questioned the latter's stand on Republic Act (RA) No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication law (RTL) which puts Filipino rice farmers at a disadvantage as it encourages more rice imports. The RTL, which was formally enacted in February 2019, imposes farmer protection tariffs on rice imports in lieu of quantitative restrictions to lower rice prices and ensure its stable supply to 100 million Filipino consumers. Bello asked Pangilinan if he went to the washroom when senators were taking a vote on the measure, noting that he should have voted against the legislat

Pangilinan defends vote on Rice Tariffication Act; gets into heated argument with Bello

Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan got into a heated argument with former Congressman and academic Walden Bello as he defended his move to abstain during the vote for the Rice Tariffication Act (RTA), saying he pushed for alternative measures because he knew exactly the impact of the RTA. Former Congressm

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