Government to import 500 metric tons of rice

President Benigno S. Aquino III gave the “go” signal to the Department of Agriculture (DA) to import 500 metric tons of rice to alleviate the effects of the El Niño phenomenon which is expected to be stronger in December, which is also the time of rice harvest in the Philippines.

(Eagle News Service Described by Jay Paul Carlos, Video Editing by Dexter Magno, Uploaded by MRFaith Bonalos)

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