More rice traders get permits

NEARLY TWO-THIRDS of the rice allocation for private traders had been awarded as of Thursday, an official of the state grain agency said. "Seven traders have qualified to import 20,000 metric tons (MT) of rice each," Gilberto F. Lauengco, co-chairman of the National Food Authority (NFA) bids and awards committee (BAC), said in a telephone interview yesterday. These latest grants are on top of

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