MANILA (Eagle News) — The United States has recognized the Philippines for registering the greatest increase in palay production for the last five years. This was according to Agriculture Secretary Prospero Alcala, although he admitted that the country would still have to continue importing rice. He said the national rice sufficiency level was still at 96 to 97 percent, and that the country had still not achieved the 100 percent rice self-sufficiency level targeted way […]