ECONOMIC managers of the Duterte administration stand firm on their decision to lift the country’s quan-titative restriction (QR) on imported rice to encourage local farmers to complete and boost production, Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Ernesto Pernia said.
An analyst from US-based think tank IHS Markit shares the same view, saying consumers may benefit from it through lower rice prices.
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