P20 rice program now includes farmers
Vulnerable sectors will be entitled to purchase 30 kilograms of P20 rice per month, while minimum wage earners can secure 10 kilograms per month.
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Vulnerable sectors will be entitled to purchase 30 kilograms of P20 rice per month, while minimum wage earners can secure 10 kilograms per month.
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‘We are in the process of doing an FTA with India and Japan, and we want to continue this with the Philippines. We believe in the relationship between our two…
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‘Unquestionably, it was most definitely a surprise, very unpleasant and indubitably unexpected by us.’
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The government is banking on long-term food security and governance reform in the rice sector as Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel…
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Starting in August, rice farmers will be included as beneficiaries of the “P20 Bigas Meron Na” program, the Department of Agriculture announced during the…
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The dollar jumped Monday on the back of a US-EU trade deal, but the main European stock markets fell, reflecting unease at terms viewed as lopsided.
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Brussels also agreed to purchase $750 billion worth of energy products from the US.
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The farmers do not incur losses under the government’s P20-per-kilo rice program, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. stressed in one of several…
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President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. on Monday addressed skepticism surrounding his administration’s ‘Benteng Bigas Meron Na’ program, affirming that rice priced…
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Toyota Motor Philippines (TMP) Foundation turned its 35th anniversary into a moment of compassion by donating sacks of rice worth P3.5 million to the…
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Amid intense negotiations on a new trade pact between the Philippines and the United States, top economic and agriculture officials have moved to allay fears…
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Erwin Tulfo may be a neophyte in the 20th Congress, but his record of public service spans decades. From his roots as a journalist and household name, he…
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From achieving food security to accelerating digital transformation, the Marcos administration is making steady strides in turning its vision of Bagong…
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US President Donald Trump and EU chief Ursula von der Leyen were set for make-or-break talks in Scotland Sunday, aimed at ending a months-long…
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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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‘Now, one percent might seem like a very small concession. However, when you put it in real terms, it is a significant achievement.’
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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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