No food problems here .. Philippines says has enough rice supply, sees 'bountiful' H1 harvest

MANILA (Reuters): The Philippines, one of the world's biggest rice importers, has enough supply of the staple grain as it enters the third quarter of the year, the president's office has announced.

The government expects a "bountiful harvest" for the January-June period rice planting season, Agriculture Undersecretary Leo Sebastian, who heads the ministry's rice industry programme, said in a statement.