DA targets 32 Luzon underpriced rice hotspots
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched an investigation into 32 areas across Luzon where traders are allegedly purchasing rice from farmers at prices…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA) has launched an investigation into 32 areas across Luzon where traders are allegedly purchasing rice from farmers at prices…
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‘As promised, the sale of P20 per kilo rice, which was initially launched on Labor Day, will resume right after the midterm elections. We had to temporarily…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. vowed on Saturday to confront deep-rooted challenges in the agricultural sector and set it on a path towards revitalisation.
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House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Sunday disclosed that the House of Representatives has reaffirmed its commitment to addressing concerns about job creation…
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The mayor recommended to the national government to further study the program’s implementation and questioned its timing, given the upcoming elections.
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If the budget is only for the Visayas, cheap rice can be sustained for about 20 weeks or five months, which would leave over 4.1 million Visayan families still…
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The Commission on Elections (Comelec) has officially granted an exemption to the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) P20-per-kilogram rice program, allowing the…
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She emphasized that the government acts as soon as possible to deliver assistance, and called out critics for undermining the program
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Malacañang insisted that there is no political agenda behind the implementation of the P20 per kilo rice program in the Visayas.
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As quickly as the applause came, so did the raised eyebrows — and the most stinging of criticisms came from Vice President Sara Duterte herself.
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In a bold move to address one of the country’s most pressing agricultural issues, Kaunlad Pinoy Partylist (#133) is focused on empowering Filipino farmers to…
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Currently, the program only covers the Visayas. The expansion to Luzon and Mindanao depends on resolving logistical and funding issues.
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Vice President Sara Duterte should refrain from mocking the government’s ongoing effort to lower the cost of rice to P20 per kilo, an administration lawmaker…
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Not a single grain of low-quality rice will leave warehouses for the P20-per-kilo rice program, the National Food Authority (NFA) assured the public on…
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The P20-per kilo rice to be sold in the Visayas is the regular variety currently being sold at P33 per kilo and not the low quality rice described by Vice…
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Senatorial candidate and Makati Mayor Abby Binay on Thursday brushed off claims that the rollout of the government’s P20-rice program in the Visayas was…
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