
Rep. Lee: food security emergency only a stop-gap solution
A lawmaker on Monday warned that the government’s plan to declare a food security emergency to address high rice prices would only serve as a temporary…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read
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A lawmaker on Monday warned that the government’s plan to declare a food security emergency to address high rice prices would only serve as a temporary…
Edjen Oliquino · · 2 min read

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…
Analy Labor · · 1 min read

Marcos agreed with Laurel on the rationale behind the recommendation, noting that even with several government interventions being implemented the market was…
Richbon Quevedo · · 1 min read

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…
Perseus Echeminada · · 2 min read

Laurel stressed that it is important for the government to buy rice from the farmers at the right price and to rotate NFA stocks
Richbon Quevedo,Vivienne Angeles (VA) · · 5 min read

The National Price Coordinating Council (NPCC) has approved a resolution urging the Department of Agriculture (DA) to declare a "food security emergency for…
Vivienne Angeles (VA) · · 1 min read

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…
Vivienne Angeles (VA) · · 1 min read

Why do we use the price of the imported rice to come up with the maximum SRP when the domestic price is cheaper?
Edjen Oliquino · · 4 min read

The Department of Agriculture (DA) faced criticism on Wednesday for setting the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of rice at P58, keeping the staple…
Edjen Oliquino · · 3 min read

Rice prices stabilized in the past weeks and months despite its previous pronouncement of a “food security emergency” this year, the Department of Agriculture…
Raffy Ayeng · · 2 min read

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…
Aldwin Quitasol · · 1 min read

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…
Aram Lascano · · 1 min read

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…
Aram Lascano · · 1 min read

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…
DT · · 2 min read

China’s recent economic stimulus package is expected to boost regional oil consumption, further supporting price increases
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 1 min read

Phoenix head coach Jamike Jarin allowed his wards figure out a way to pull through in the waning seconds of a back-and-forth duel with streaking Rain or Shine.
Mark Escarlote · · 2 min read

In the streets of Metro Manila, every vehicle on the road that burns fuel impact the environment. With the government’s implementation of the Vehicle Fuel…
Maria Bernadette Romero · · 2 min read

Imported rice at P58 per kilo will be available beginning 20 January, Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. announced yesterday.
Vivienne Angeles (VA) · · 2 min read
