FFF slams DA delay on rice import safeguard duties

MANILA, Philippines — The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) on Monday, June 15, denounced the “delay” in the resolution of its long-standing petition for safeguard duties on rice imports.

Describing the delay as “inordinate,” the FFF said that “for about nine months now, rice producers have been expecting the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) decision on ...