MANILA, Philippines — Senators asked several agencies under the Department of Agriculture (DA) not to issue permits for the importation of rice, corn, and other basic commodities during or immediately before harvest seasons. (They should promise us that if it’s harvest season, they should not issue import permits, it’s common sense if it’s harvest season DA should not issue import permits. Gumawa ng schedule na kapag tatamaan yung pagdating ng importation sa harvest time, wag na ibigay ‘yun, para wala tayong problema,” she added. (I hope they would just not issue import permits. They should schedule its issuance and don’t issue import permits during harvest time, so we won’t have any problems.)

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer October 19, 2020 04:30 UTC