RICE PRODUCTION ZONES PROPOSED

ZUBIRI SHARES IDEA WITH PBBM TO BOOST OUTPUT, CUT IMPORTS

SENATE President Juan Miguel Zubiri has proposed the idea of “rice production zones” (RPZs) to boost the country’s rice output to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who is concurrent Agriculture chief.

In a statement on Saturday, Zubiri said RPZs would also help lessen the country’s dependence on imported rice, as he discussed his proposal with Mr. Marcos during a dinner hosted by the President for senators last Wednesday.

The Chief Executive found the senator’s idea “very interesting,” Zubiri added.

The immediate goal is to replenish the country’s rice stocks that were lost when two storms hit Regions 1, 2 and