Justice Secretary Leila de Lima rejected the Department of Agriculture’s stance on rice imports in her letter to DA Secretary Proceso Alcala; too, she questioned the National Food Authority over its imposition of quantitative restrictions on rice imports.
De Lima admitted sending the 12-page document, which thumbed down the DA’s position on the expired World Trade Organization (WTO)-granted “special privilege” allowing the Philippines to impose quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice imports.
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