Local farmers’organizations and advocates for rice farmers on Monday said they would ask members of Congress to conduct a far reaching consultation on the proposed lifting of the restriction on rice importation.

In a media briefing, Centro Saka Inc. executive director Omi Royandoyan said that with the Cabinet now firm in its position to lift the restriction, they are ready to lobby their respective representatives in Congress for the continued protection of millions of rice farmers and ensure food security of Filipinos.

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