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Recommendation for food security emergency not yet transmitted – DA
Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel has not yet received the official recommendation for declaring a food security emergency, expecting it possibly next week.
The National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) finalized the draft recommendation on Tuesday, but it is still circulating for signatures, causing a delay.
Tiu Laurel previously stated that declaring a food security emergency is justified, citing that the National Food Authority's warehouses are already at full capacity.
Under Republic Act 12078, the DA Secretary can declare a food security emergency for rice if there is a supply shortage or a significant price increase.
The NPCC had passed a resolution encouraging the DA to declare this emergency due to persistently high rice prices.
If the declaration is approved, the government plans to sell 300,000 tons of rice starting in February.
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