VIEWS on the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) remain mixed in the two years since it was signed into law, speakers at a webinar said on Tuesday.

Economist and food security expert V. Bruce Tolentino, who is also a member of the Monetary Board, noted that Republic Act 11203 had led to increased palay output, which reached a record 4.626 million metric tons (MT) in the first quarter of 2021.

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