Department of Agriculture recommends extending rice import ban
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Saturday said the agency has recommended to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. the…
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Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Saturday said the agency has recommended to President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. the…
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The 1973 film adaptation of Jesus Christ Superstar starring Ted Neeley became a cult favorite among Filipino audiences and marked the country’s first encounter…
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Some P35.7-million worth of farm machineries were distributed to qualified farmer cooperatives and associations at the Research Outreach Station for Lowland…
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Analysts and traders expect the bank to plough ahead with a quarter percentage-point cut, lowering its key lending rate to between 3.75 percent and 4.00…
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The Department of Agriculture (DA), through its Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice), held a Basic Rice Production Training for National Irrigation…
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The rise in prices, increasing food insecurity, and governance issues are critical challenges that should prompt transformative action.
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‘It’s important that while we’re providing support to the labor market, that we continue to lean against any potential persistence in inflation, whether that…
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Senator Francis "Kiko" Pangilinan on Wednesday called for a comprehensive review of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), warning that it has done more harm than…
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ZAMBOANGA CITY — The Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (BARMM) recorded a -1.5 percent inflation rate in September 2025, maintaining the…
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The Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) convened a high-level caucus to address the sharp decline in palay (unhusked rice) farmgate prices during the peak…
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Increasing workers’ pay was the next biggest concern at 37 percent, followed by fighting criminality and poverty at 23 percent each.
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Former Agriculture Secretary Manny Piñol has appealed to Manila Mayor Francisco “Isko” Moreno Domagoso to help struggling rice farmers, whose farmgate prices…
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Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan called on national government offices, agencies, and local government units to boycott imported rice and purchase instead…
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The government is unfazed despite a slight uptick in inflation last month, noting that the figure remains well within its full-year target range of 2 to 4…
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Inflation inched up slightly in September to 1.7 percent from 1.5 percent in August, according to data cited by the Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI),…
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Senator Francis “Kiko” Pangilinan is pushing for stricter penalties against major rice smugglers, particularly government officials involved in economic…
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It’s not only in Asia that rice is a staple food. Several West African countries also eat Jollof rice which is closely similar to the Filipino dish arroz…
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Year-on-year headline inflation in the Philippines rose to 1.7 percent in September from 1.5 percent in August, according to preliminary data from the Bangko…
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