PNP aids gov’t rice price control
‘We are ready to extend all the necessary assistance in ensuring that rules and regulations under this plan are properly observed, similar to what our personnel are doing when it comes to other essential goods and basic commodities.’
A vendor displays various local and imported rice varieties at a stall in Central Market, Manila, on Thursday. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has directed Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. to implement urgent measures to bring down rice prices and protect consumers from market manipulation.
Photograph by Toto Lozano for DAILY TRIBUNE
