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  • Balisacan defends decision to cut tariffs on imported rice

    NATIONAL ECONOMIC and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan on Monday defended the government’s decision to slash tariffs on rice until 2028, saying this would reduce the impact of elevated global rice prices on Filipino consumers. “If you reduce the tariff… that will dampen the effects of world rice…