President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. has no choice but to allow the importation of agricultural products amid the high prices of local produce to control inflation in the Philippines, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Wednesday.
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has no choice but to allow the importation of agricultural products amid the high prices of local produce to control inflation in the Philippines, Senate President Juan Miguel Zubiri said Wednesday.
"If the President needs to bring down inflation, then it pains me to say this bilang isang agriculturist, we have to look at the greater good of the country. We can't allow runaway inflation...Mapepwersahan talaga ang Pangulo. His hands are tied," he added. "Kaya nga ang sabi ko sa DTI at sa DA maglabas kayo ng SRP, ng suggested retail price. Tingnan mo kaya di nako-confirm 'to si Pascual," Zubiri said.
One of them is Senator Risa Hontiveros who asked the government to observe the production of onion in the country first before allowing the importation of almost 22,000 metric tons of onions.to fill a supply gap and arrest the continuous spike in the price of the commodity in the market.
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