
Gov’t workers’ second tranche pay hike takes effect
Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman signed Memorandum Circular No. 597 on Wednesday which provides the guidelines, rules and…
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Department of Budget and Management (DBM) Secretary Amenah Pangandaman signed Memorandum Circular No. 597 on Wednesday which provides the guidelines, rules and…
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The National Security Council backs the move to declare a food security emergency for rice to lower food staple prices in Philippine markets.
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On Saturday, 18 January 2025, customers purchase basic goods at a Quezon City market. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has approved increases in…
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Marcos agreed with Laurel on the rationale behind the recommendation, noting that even with several government interventions being implemented the market was…
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Cagayan de Oro City — The regional office of the Department of Agriculture (DA) announced on Friday that it uncovered a price manipulation scheme by rice…
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Laurel stressed that it is important for the government to buy rice from the farmers at the right price and to rotate NFA stocks
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The National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) has approved a resolution urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to declare a "food security emergency for…
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The price of the 25-percent broken rice variety sold under the government's Rice-for-All program (RFA25) will drop from P40 to P38 per kilogram starting…
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Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros filed a resolution on Wednesday seeking to investigate in aid of legislation the premium rate hike implemented by…
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Why do we use the price of the imported rice to come up with the maximum SRP when the domestic price is cheaper?
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) faced criticism on Wednesday for setting the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of rice at P58, keeping the staple…
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Senate Deputy Minority Leader Risa Hontiveros filed a resolution on Wednesday seeking to investigate, in aid of legislation, the implementation of the Social…
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Rice prices stabilized in the past weeks and months despite its previous pronouncement of a “food security emergency” this year, the Department of Agriculture…
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BAGUIO CITY — Members of the Cordillera Police in separate operations uprooted full grown marijuana plants (FGMJPs) with a total worth of P1,908,000 from eight…
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Butchers chop and dice large cuts of pork at Arayat Market, Quezon City, on Monday, 13 January 2025. According to them, pork prices increased by 10 pesos in…
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A customer bargains with a fish merchant over her merchandise. Market resellers report that tilapia prices have rolled back from PHP 200 to PHP 180 as of…
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Shares slid below the 6,400 level as the sentiment was pulled down from the Friday night performance of the US, which saw its economy’s latest employment…
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Local retailers announced a P0.80 per liter increase in both diesel and kerosene, while gasoline prices will rise by P0.90 per liter, effective tomorrow…
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