Press Release - Villar extolls accomplishments of Rice Tarification Law
Press Release Villar extolls accomplishments of Rice Tarification Law On the second year of Rice Tarification Law (RTL), Sen. Cynthia A. Villar extolled that the implementing agencies of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) continue to deliver their commitment to insure the availability of affordable and quality rice to consumers. Villar, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food, also said this resulted to an increase in the productivity and incomes of rice farmers amid the Covid-19 pandemic. The RTL or Republic Act (RA) No. 11203, signed in 2019, liberalized ri...