Calls for the private sector to import rice without restrictions filled the pages of the newspapers last week, and a Department of Justice legal opinion even said that the quantitative restrictions placed by the government on rice imports violates World Trade Organization rules or agreements.
The reports even said that because the price of locally-produced rice continues to increase, the consumers suffer and allowing cheaper imported rice into the country will benefit consumers.
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