Department of Agriculture opposes sale of contraband rice

Inquirer.net - Oct 17, 2026

MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has opposed selling off the rice cargo from Vietnam that was confiscated, to prevent those responsible for its entry into the Philippines from profiting. “I am not in favor of auctioning this,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said in a recent radio interview. READ: Senate to conduct

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