date:Jul 08, 2014
ublic administration from Harvard University. He was appointed to his current position in May this year.
Policy makers will consider a proposal in July to adopt a free market and allow traders to import as much rice as they want, Economic Planning Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said in an interview last month.
The Philippines may import 2 million tons this year and 1.8 million tons in 2015, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The meeting of officials to decide on the rice policy will