AS the country continues to hunt down “illegal rice importers,” two former heads of the National Food Authority (NFA) warned that flawed government policies pose bigger threats to the rice industry.

In a statement, former NFA chief Anthony Abad said smuggling is just a symptom of a flawed system of rice regulation.

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