Probe of rice import limits pushed

A Senate probe to look into possible effects of a plan to lift quantitative import restrictions on rice to consumers as well as 1.23 million rice farmers in the country has been pushed by Senate Minority Leader Ralph Recto.

Recto filed Senate Resolution 146, directing the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food to conduct an inquiry, in aid of legislation, on the proposed removal of the quantitative import restrictions on rice toward ensuring accessible rice supply in the country and protecting the interest and welfare of local rice farmers.