THE National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Tuesday urged Congress to pass the rice tariffication bill to help temper inflation and boost agricultural growth.
The appeal came a day after President Rodrigo Duterte asked the legislature during his third State of the Nation Address (SoNA) to deem as urgent the passage of the measure amending Republic Act 8178, or the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996, to stabilize rice prices and address artificial shortages.
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