Antique achieves 143% rice self-sufficiency, ensures supply for 131 days
ILOILO CITY—The province of Antique has achieved 143.77 percent rice self-sufficiency, with enough supply to meet local consumption needs for 131 days,…
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ILOILO CITY—The province of Antique has achieved 143.77 percent rice self-sufficiency, with enough supply to meet local consumption needs for 131 days,…
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An economist gave Nosy Tarsee an inside view of elected officials’ overflowing greed, particularly in obtaining pork barrel funds which has not changed despite…
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‘This replenishment of the QRF for the DSWD will ensure that our affected kababayan continue to receive needed financial aid, relief goods, and livelihood aid…
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The Economy and Development Council has now resolved to maintain this rate until the end of 2025 and implement a mechanism for adjusting MFN tariffs based on…
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Malacañang on Sunday issued Executive Order (EO) 105, extending the 15-percent tax on imported rice until 31 December 2025, while creating an inter-agency body…
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The government will use the National Food Authority (NFA) as a temporary benchmark for rice purchases by state agencies, a move expected to raise farmers’…
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The proposed restitution or the recovery of the stolen flood control funds will be a tedious challenge that would take a long time to realize, which may not…
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The Department of Human Settlements and Urban Development (DHSUD) on Friday ordered its key shelter agencies (KSAs) to implement a nationwide moratorium on…
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‘Our priority is always the social services sector — it helps our countrymen meet their essential needs such as food, healthcare, and education,’ she said.…
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‘Our work as lawmakers is to legislate and exercise oversight, not to implement laws,’ Lacson said. ‘Let’s make our programs systematic, not whimsical,…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. signed Executive Order (EO) 102 yesterday, extending the suspension of the importation of regular milled and well-milled rice…
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The Senate Blue Ribbon Committee may soon wrap up its investigation into the fund irregularities in flood control projects, according to Senate President Pro…
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As the country marks National Rice Awareness Month this November, Senator Imee R. Marcos sounded the alarm on what she described as the “grim reality” faced by…
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The fund’s critics scoffed that the MWF was laughably small compared to other countries’ investment funds, which run into the hundreds of billions of US…
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The Supreme Court has ruled that trust funds held by government agencies must be spent only for the specific purpose for which the trust was created.
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The government has extended the rice import ban until the end of the year to help stabilize prices and protect local farmers, with the Department of…
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Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Sunday said President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of the rice import ban until the…
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A top official of the country’s largest business organization, the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry (PCCI), has called on the House of…
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