Marcos backs farmers, halts rice imports
NEW DELHI, India — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a halt to the importation of rice starting September to protect local farmers from declining…
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NEW DELHI, India — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has ordered a halt to the importation of rice starting September to protect local farmers from declining…
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Senate Committee on Agriculture and Food chairperson, Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan, welcomed the decision of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to suspend all…
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‘They found a way to get around it. The loans were given to borrowers who were supposedly involved in agriculture. That’s where the money went, which is why so…
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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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The Provincial Government has purchased wet palay from local rice farmers, preventing the crops from being sold as livestock feed.
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Farmers want President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to address in his State of the Nation Address (SoNA) on Monday the continuing drop in the farmgate price of palay…
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If Marcos means business about helping the farmers, he should stop importing rice and selling it at the subsidized price of P20 per kilo.
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CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — The provincial government is set to buy palay from local farmers in an effort to protect their livelihood since prices are now…
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CABANATUAN CITY, Nueva Ecija — The provincial government of Nueva Ecija will begin purchasing palay from local farmers as prices continue to fall to around P10…
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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. clarified that amid the nationwide rollout of the P20 rice program, the minimum buying price of palay should remain at P18, as…
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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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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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National Food Authority (NFA) Administrator Larry Lacson said on Saturday that the agency is planning to limit the volume of unmilled rice it buys per farmer…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that the country’s farm output will post stronger growth in the second quarter of 2025, banking on improved…
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The loans have benefited 6,853 borrowers, which also include agrarian reform beneficiaries, and funded economic activities on more than 21,000 hectares of land…
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State-owned Land Bank of the Philippines (LANDBANK) disbursed a total of P1.16 billion in loans to farmers, fisherfolks, and agribusinesses in six months under…
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