President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the release of P12.7 billion worth of excess rice import tariff collections for the Rice Farmers Financial Assistance (RFFA) program.
The Department of Finance (DOF) proposed to implement a reduced tariff on rice imports to address the rice "shortage" and the price hike that affects a lot of Filipinos.
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