Marcos: Nat’l food emergency on rice seen to lower prices

Marcos: Nat’l food emergency on rice seen to lower prices

[Cebu Daily Mail] - 01/19/2025

MANILA, Philippines — The looming declaration of a national food emergency will “force” the high prices of rice down and will help the market work properly, President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Friday. Mr. Marcos said the Department of Agriculture (DA) may declare a national food emergency on (…)



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