
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…
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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…
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The Israeli military said three women hostages freed by Hamas on Sunday as part of a Gaza ceasefire deal were reunited with their mothers inside Israel,…
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If the government proceeds with the food security emergency, it must ensure that the declaration is not a smokescreen for poor planning or a quick fix to the…
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The first three Israeli hostages returning home under a long-awaited Gaza truce were transferred to the Red Cross on Sunday, a Hamas official and the Israeli…
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Israel on Sunday said a truce with Hamas began in Gaza at 0915 GMT, nearly three hours after initially scheduled, following a last-minute delay on the orders…
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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu warned Sunday that a ceasefire in Gaza, scheduled to begin at 0630 GMT, would not take effect unless Hamas provided a…
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The first basis, lack of supply, does not exist because we have a lot of supply. So the only reason (for the declaration) is the extraordinary increase in…
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The ceasefire would halt fighting and bombardment in Gaza’s deadliest-ever war.
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The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) on Saturday said it is eyeing to bring its prepositioned family food packs (FFPs) to 2.5 million boxes…
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The Israeli military said it intercepted two missiles fired from Yemen on Saturday, a day before a ceasefire is set to take effect in war-battered Gaza.
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Senator Loren Legarda raised concerns over rising hunger rates in the Philippines, which have reached their highest level since the Covid-19 pandemic began in…
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Israel's security cabinet approved in a vote on Friday a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal that should take effect this weekend, the prime minister's…
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President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. favors declaring a national food security emergency to help reduce the price of rice, which remains high despite…
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The Department of Trade and Industry has allowed the price increase of some canned sardines, among other products belonging to basic necessities and prime…
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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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Israel’s cabinet was expected to meet Thursday to approve a ceasefire and hostage-release deal with Hamas, Israeli media reported, a day after mediators…
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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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Ceasefire and hostage release agreed in Qatar-mediated talks, marking a breakthrough in Gaza's deadliest conflict.
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