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With the 30-day price ceiling under Executive Order 118 lapsing, the Department of Agriculture is recommending a one-month extension, citing rice inflation that hit 15.6% in May and low world prices — though the final call rests with the National Price Coordinating Council and President Marcos, and enforcement remains uneven outside Metro Manila.

The Department of Agriculture is pushing to extend by 30 days the ₱50-per-kilo ceiling on imported rice set under Executive Order 118, which lapses June 13, citing persistent inflation and drought risks in supplier countries Thailand, Vietnam and India — even as Metro Manila compliance has climbed past 80% but nationwide enforcement remains uneven.