Farmers want higher rice tariff on non-ASEAN By Madelaine Miraflor The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has appealed to the government to revert back the tariff on rice imports from countries outside Southeast Asia on the back of their low volumes of shipments. RICE FARMER Citing data from the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) is "strongly objecting" to the appeals for President Duterte to recall his executive order (EO) that reduced the tariffs of imported rice, saying its benefits would outweigh the revenues that the government will lose. (Mark Balmores/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) The...
Senator Cyntha Villar on Wednesday, June 9, took exception to claims of farmers' groups that she ignored the calls for action on President Duterte's Executive Order (EO) No. 135, which reduced the tariffs on imported rice. Senator Cynthia Villar, chairperson of the Senate agriculture and food...
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has questioned the plan of the Philippine government to ban the entry of rice imports during harvest season, a move that will supposedly serve as a compromise to Malacañang’s latest move to temporarily slash tariff on imported rice from non-ASEAN countries....
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged Malacañang on Wednesday, May 19, to take back the executive order (EO) that lowers tariffs on imported rice, saying this will burden Filipino rice farmers. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “I urge Malacañang to recall EO 135. Lowering imported rice...
Two big farmers’ groups have sought the intervention of the Senate regarding the recently issued Executive Order (EO) 135, which temporarily reduced the import tariff rates for rice coming from non-ASEAN countries. In their separate letters, the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) and Samahang...
The government wanted to shore up the country's supply of rice given the threat posed by climate change when it reduced import tariffs on the staple food. (Manila Bulletin file photo by Keith Bacongco) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque defended the President Duterte's decision to lower the tariff...
