June 16, 2025

Emmanuel "Manny" F. Piñol

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Piñol: Law guarantees P10 billion for rice fund

AGRICULTURE Secretary Emmanuel F. Piñol on Thursday assured rice farmers that the government has sufficient money to front-load P10 billion for a fund to help them become competitive against cheap imports under the new trade regime.

Piñol made the pronouncement after the BusinessMirror published a story on Wednesday which quoted a National Economic and Development Authority (Neda) official saying that the government has no available funds for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF).