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Tuesday, April 08, 2008 |
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GMA lifts quota on
rice, corn |
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Move allows firms
to import grains; govt keeps tariffs |
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By Angelo S. Samonte Reporter
President Gloria Arroyo lifted
the import quota on rice and corn but has not adjusted tariff rates
in a bid to entice the private sector to participate in beefing up
the country’s grain supply.
“The lifting of the import
quota will allow private importers to import rice and corn without
limit as long as they won’t hoard grains,” Presidential
Management Staff chief Cerge Remonde said. “Previously, we had a
quota, but now the President has removed it. So anybody can import
rice and corn.”
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O T H E R R E P O R T S
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Clergy to help
government distribute rice to avert crisis
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The Roman Catholic Church will
help the government distribute rice as the country tries to fend off
fears of a rice crisis.
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Oil inches up,
nears $107 per barrel in Asia
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SINGAPORE: World oil prices
continued higher toward $107 in Asian trade Monday as a weakening US
dollar and negative news on the US economy drew investors into
commodities, dealers said.
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Ethical Lapses
Mark Passage Of Biofuels Law
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Perhaps no other lawmaker is as
enthusiastic about biofuels as Sen. Juan Miguel Zubiri.
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Rep. Arroyo denies
evading CARP
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The President’s brother-in-law,
Negros Occidental Rep. Ignacio “Iggy” Arroyo, on Monday defended
the Biofuels Act and insisted he did not use that law to exempt his
family’s plantation...
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Officials aim to
start rights programs by Sept.
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The Philippines and the European
Union (EU) hope to start programs addressing human rights issues and
stop extrajudicial killings in the country by September or October
this year, officials said.
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SPECIAL
REPORT :
FOOD SECURITY
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Traders force
farmers to plant other crops
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Ka Ben used to plant rice in his
three-hectare farm in Tarlac. He gave up rice farming three years
ago.
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