Marcoleta flags agri law failures, land loss
‘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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‘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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Fuel prices are set to rise again this week, with oil firms implementing hikes starting Tuesday morning amid global supply concerns and renewed optimism over…
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Saudi Arabia, Russia and six other key members of the OPEC+ alliance are expected to further hike oil production in a meeting today, a move analysts say is…
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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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MORE Power’s average residential electricity rate increased slightly in July 2025, rising to ₱10.6149 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) from ₱10.5249 in June — an uptick…
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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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After two straight months of rate rollbacks, the Manila Electric Company (Meralco) is raising power rates by P0.4883 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) this July,…
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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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Motorists can expect another round of fuel price rollbacks next week, marking the second consecutive week of declines even as tensions in the Middle East…
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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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Senator Rodante Marcoleta has filed a bill seeking to remove the 12 percent value-added tax (VAT) on electricity sales at all stages, including generation,…
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Electricity prices in the Wholesale Electricity Spot Market (WESM) dropped in June as supply remained stable and demand declined with the onset of the rainy…
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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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