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Piñol: No rice shortage

(Eagle News) — There is no rice shortage in the country. Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol made the pronouncement on Thursday following reports quoting the National Food Authority as saying it was running low on the staple food. In a radio interview, Piñol said the country has an “oversupply” of rice, with 3 million metric tons expected after the first quarter. He said the figure was arrived at by subtracting the 2.8 million metric tons which Filipinos were […]