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MANILA -- The Philippines declared a "food security emergency" on Monday, allowing it to release its buffer stocks of rice into the market as part of government efforts to manage inflation.

The cheaper rice options under the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) Rice for All (RFA) program may soon be available in supermarkets in Metro Manila, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said Wednesday. This ...