PRICE WATCH | A rice stall owner at Kamuning public market in Quezon City checks his stock as he waits for buyers on Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (Photo by GRIG C. MONTEGRANDE / Philippine Daily Inquirer) MANILA, Philippines — Turning into reality President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s campaign promise to peg the price of rice at only P20 per kilogram remains a far-fetched possibility as agriculture officials cited on Tuesday external factors beyond their control that would make it hard to keep rice prices down in the coming years.

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