After securing World Trade Organization (WTO) consent to extend the Philippines’ special treatment on rice, the Department of Agriculture is now pushing for the amendment of a local law that would establish a tariff system for the staple beyond 2017.
In a media briefing, Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Segfredo Serrano said that they are now studying the possible endorsement of crafting a bill to replace Republic Act 8178, or the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996.
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