RTL meant to help, left farmers in ruin
“Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions.”
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“Some of the worst things imaginable have been done with the best intentions.”
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‘We are watching the market’s response to the rice import suspension very closely.’
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The remains of a British meteorologist who died in an Antarctic expedition in 1959 have been recovered six decades later from a glacier, the British Antarctic…
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‘In many of our public markets in Manila, in line with the mayor’s directive, prices of basic goods should not exceed the levels set by the DTI for vendors.’
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US President Donald Trump said Monday that gold imports will not face additional tariffs, days after confusion flared on whether recent hikes applied to…
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Consumer prices in China remained stable in July, official data showed Saturday, providing a respite for the world's second-largest economy,…
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The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) reported that inflation in July 2025 fell within its forecast range of 0.5 to 1.3 percent, driven largely by the…
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‘This is a delicate balancing act between our duty to protect our rice farmers from those who undervalue their produce and ensuring that consumers have access…
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Fuel prices are set to rise again this week, with oil firms implementing hikes starting Tuesday morning amid global supply concerns and renewed optimism over…
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Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are expected to further hike oil production in a meeting today, a move analysts say is…
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MORE Power’s average residential electricity rate increased slightly in July 2025, rising to ₱10.6149 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from ₱10.5249 in June — an uptick…
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After two straight months of rate rollbacks, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is raising power rates by P0.4883 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this July,…
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Motorists can expect another round of fuel price rollbacks next week, marking the second consecutive week of declines even as tensions in the Middle East…
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For the first time since he assumed office as Philippine President in June 2022, His Excellency Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. rang the opening bell at the Philippine…
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Senator Rodante Marcoleta has filed a bill seeking to remove the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on electricity sales at all stages, including generation,…
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Electricity prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) dropped in June as supply remained stable and demand declined with the onset of the rainy…
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A growing number of rice farmers are sounding the alarm over the unsustainably low farmgate prices, warning that the situation may soon drive many of them out…
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Investment research takes a page from science in the use of building and models to understand the dynamics of an ongoing situation.
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