MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Tuesday vowed to impose safeguard duties on rice importation to protect the livelihood of local farmers. Marcos said this in a sit-down dialogue after leading the inauguration of the P500-million Union Water Impounding Dam in Claveria, Cagayan. READ: Marcos orders 60-day suspension of rice imports starting Sept. 1 “We know that the lives of our farmers are not easy, and we are giving all the support that we can provide to them,” he said. “We will impose safeguard duties on importation so that imports won’t ruin local prices, because the price of rice here […]... Keep on reading: Marcos to Cagayan farmers: We’ll put safeguard duties on rice imports