Much blame has been put on the rice tariffication law for the current plight of local farmers, yet little attention is being focused on the cartel that has been hoarding imported rice to create supply tightness and, in the process, prevent prices from falling. The liberalization of rice imports was intended to beef up supply of the staple given the shortage in domestic production, which had caused inflation to breach government targets last year. With imports
Gabriel turned one year old last week. He is our precious little one who will be my wife’s and my proxy to the next generation. Two weeks before Gabriel’s birthday, we got the scare of our lives when he contracted a 40-degree fever, at a time when news headlines were screaming
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