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PAT IN THE BACK. President Rodrigo Duterte and Philippine National Police Director General Ronald dela Rosa examine the injury of one of the Order of Lapu-Lapu Kampilan Medal awardees during the awarding
Removing rice QR to cut retail prices T he lifting of the quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice imports in favor of tariffs will bring several bene�its to the economy, among them, slashing the retail price of the food staple by as much as P7 per kilo and helping free some 730,000 Filipinos from poverty, according to the Department of Finance . In an economic bulletin on the rice sector reform, DOF Undersecretary Gil Beltran said a 35 percent import tariff on rice in lieu
of restricting rice import volumes would encourage private traders to bring in the staple into the country, which would, in turn, allow the in�lux of cheaper rice in the domestic market. A reduction in rice prices would be bene�icial to the majority of poor households that spend at least 20 percent of their budget for rice, the DOF said citing studies done by the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA).
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BEHAVE OR ELSE Firecracker violators face jail sojourn By ANGIE SAVERON
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avao City Police Office together with other security agencies based in Davao City will be in the look out and on double alert in stopping the firework activities here in the city during the holiday season. “We will be on double alert to stop the person nga naga plano mag pabuto,” Senior Superintendent Alexander Tagum Davao City Police Of�ice Commander said during an interview at Davao City Police Of�ice on December 19, Tuesday. “I am asking the cooper-
ation and the support of the residents and visitors of Davao City. Ayaw na mo pag attempt ug pabuto kay dili na pud namo gusto nga ma deprive inyo pamilya sa inyong prisensya karong New Year,” Tagum added. He said that if an individual is caught violating the �irecrack-
er ban in the city, he or she will be imprisoned. . “Pag matimingan namo na kamo nag pabuto de�initely ipriso tamo. Pasensyahanay nalang mag New Year mo sa prisohan” he said. He said that the police of�icers who will be caught violating the �irecracker ban will not be excused. “I have already given a very strong warning, kung mag pabuto mo I will throw the heavy book of the law sa inyuha and siguraduhon nko na matngtang mo sa serbisyo,” Tagum said.
People caught will not be released from prison unless they pay the bail. He did not divulge na amount to be paid in order to bail from prison. “Unfortunately I cannot tell you masin huna hunaon sa mga mag pabuto na kaya ra mag bail ban, No” he said. Even the transport of �irecrackers in the city will be apprehended. “Kung matimingan namo na during our mobile check point then naa mi matimingan, naa’y makitang mga pabuto dakpon namo na sila ug i-con�iscate ang mga pabuto,” he said.