In ASEAN, PHL is pushing for more open rice trade.
During the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, Trade Secretary Ramon M. Lopez is calling for rice to be added to a list of vital products excluded from restrictive trade measures in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). To avoid supply disruption during the COVID-19 pandemic, the ten member states signed a memorandum of understanding in November promising to refrain …