Noong Aug. 31, nagtalaga ng P41 price cap kada kilo ng regular-milled rice si Pangulong Ferdinand Marcos Jr., na secretary din ng Department of Agriculture (DA). Kontra ito sa mga nauna niyang pahayag na malapit nang maabot ang pangako niyang P20 kada kilo ng bigas. Anyare?
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Sources
Kevin MacLeod, Kevin MacLeod – Call to Adventure, March 21, 2023
Department of Agriculture, Briefer on the Masagana Rice Industry Development Program 2023-2028
Department of Agriculture, Masagana Rice Industry Development Program 2023-2028
Department of Agriculture Usec. Leocadio Sebastian, Personal communication (email), Aug. 30, 2023
Philippine Rice Research Institute, Retail Price, 2022
Philippine Statistics Authority, Price Situationer of Selected Agricultural Commodities First Phase of July 2023, Aug. 22, 2023
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