The President had earlier requested the Senate to review proposals to relax restrictive economic provisions to allow more foreign direct investment in the country. Pressed if the Marcos administration still plans to advocate for Charter change in the next Congress, Castro said the matter is still up for discussion. Castro also slammed the proliferation of "fake news" and "disinformation" about the quality of rice that would be sold for P20 a kilo. A video went viral on social media showing the allegedly poor quality of rice available to the public under the government's P20-per-kilo rice program. Castro warned the public that there would be more fake news peddlers after Duterte had criticized the rollout of the P20-per-kilo rice in the Visayas.. Read Full Story
