The Philippines EXPO 2008 » crimes http://expo2008philippines.edublogs.org See it. Believe it. Experience it. Tue, 27 May 2008 05:10:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.2 en hourly 1 Philippines Targets Rice Hoarders as Prices Advance http://expo2008philippines.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/philippines-targets-rice-hoarders-as-prices-advance/ http://expo2008philippines.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/philippines-targets-rice-hoarders-as-prices-advance/#comments Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:21:45 +0000 danielviray http://expo2008philippines.edublogs.org/2008/04/21/philippines-targets-rice-hoarders-as-prices-advance/ April 15 (Bloomberg) — The Philippines, the world’s biggest rice importer, intensified efforts to crack down on hoarding as prices rose to a record and Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc said the president’s popularity may be undermined by food inflation.

The Southeast Asian nation would target “unscrupulous traders together with their accomplices in the bureaucracy,” President Gloria Arroyo said today. “We have already taken steps to protect our consumers from rice and even bread bandits.”

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