Expensive P20 rice
Local farmers are suffering from competition with imports due to the Rice Tariffication Law that threw open the market to grains from other nations.
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Local farmers are suffering from competition with imports due to the Rice Tariffication Law that threw open the market to grains from other nations.
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The days of abusive middlemen are now numbered as Malacañang Palace has urged farmers to report them to the proper government agencies if they are taking…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has directed key government agencies to further expand and reinforce the implementation of Benteng Bigas Meron Na , the…
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Starting 16 July, the Department of Agriculture (DA) will lower the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of imported rice to P43 per kilo, trimming it from…
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The Marcos administration has assured rice farmers that there are contingency funds and measures to support them during the rollout of P20 per kilo of rice…
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Batangas 1st District Representative Leandro Legarda Leviste on Wednesday underscored the importance of a proposed P1,000 monthly allowance for students.
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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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Neophyte Senator Camille Villar on Tuesday filed a series of priority bills in the Senate focusing on health care access, workers' protections, as well as…
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Mayantoc, Tarlac – The Department of Agriculture-Philippine Rice Research Institute (DA-PhilRice) has put its rice paddy seeder through rigorous field testing…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. on Monday led the inauguration of the Rice Processing System (RPS) II Facility in Muñoz, Nueva Ecija.
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Around 1.2 million minimum wage earners in the National Capital Region (NCR) are set to receive a P50 daily minimum wage hike, the Department of Labor and…
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Rice farmers set to benefit from modern systems, as the gov’t ramps up investments to industrialize Philippine agriculture
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At the forefront of its goals and achievements, Leads Agricultural Products Corporation (Leads Agri) now finds itself constantly seeking opportunities where…
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To protect local rice producers, SINAG is also urging the government to restore the 35 percent tariff on imported rice — up from the current 1 percent — to…
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National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Larry Lacson said Saturday the agency plans to cap the volume of palay it buys per farmer to ensure more equitable…
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Six overseas Filipino workers (OFW) repatriated from Iran arrived in the Philippines on Saturday, the Department of Migrant Workers (DMW) said.
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More than 300 students from Kapalong, Davao del Norte are set to begin their work assignments in government offices and partner institutions after qualifying…
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The Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) awarded P140,000 in livelihood assistance to five individual beneficiaries in Occidental Mindoro under its…
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