DA warned vs food emergency
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture’s (DA) proposal to declare a “food security emergency” risks being leveraged to increase rice imports, warned a former lawmaker, fearing such a move could undermine local farmers and destabilize the agriculture sector. Former Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand R. Gaite said in a statement on Sunday that the proposed measure, rooted in […]
Philippine Times 
THE DEPARTMENT of Agriculture’s (DA) proposal to declare a “food security emergency” risks being leveraged to increase rice imports, warned a former lawmaker, fearing such a move could undermine local farmers and destabilize the agriculture sector. Former Bayan Muna Rep. Ferdinand R. Gaite said in a statement on Sunday that the proposed measure, rooted in […]
