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Good day. Here are the stories for The Manila Times for Saturday, April 8, 2023. P5/kilo increase in rice price seen THE retail price of rice could go up by P5 a kilo in the next few weeks because of a lower import volume and high farm production costs, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has projected. DA deputy spokesman Rex Estoperez said in a briefing Thursday he is hoping the price increase will not be as high as forecast since the government has stepped in. The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) has reported that a kilo of well-milled rice was selling...
