菲律宾农民要求提高水稻关税, 声称较低的关税并没有降低所承诺的价格。 Filipino farmers seek higher rice tariffs, claiming lower tariffs didn't reduce prices as promised.

菲律宾农民团体Sinag(Sinag)请求恢复对进口大米征收更高的关税, 认为最近降至15%并未降低零售价格, A Filipino farmers' group, Sinag, has petitioned for the reinstatement of higher tariffs on imported rice, arguing that the recent reduction to 15% did not lower retail prices as intended. 他们声称,这造成政府收入损失150亿比索,进口和国内大米价格之间的差距扩大。 They claim this resulted in a P15 billion revenue loss for the government and a widening gap between imported and domestic rice prices. 关税委员会还未安排听证会。 The Tariff Commission has yet to schedule a hearing.