The forum is being organized by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) in partnership with the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD) of the House of Representatives.
This forum will present and discuss policy implications on the removal of the country’s rice importation quota by 30 June 2017, as well as recommendations to ensure the government’s food security objective will be achieved.
Dr. Mercedita A. Sombilla, Assistant Secretary and Director of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) and PIDS Senior Research Fellow Dr. Roehlano M. Briones are the resource speakers for this forum.
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