Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan said the Department of Agriculture’s proposal to establish a floor price for palay was a necessary step to protect Filipino rice farmers and address the country’s deepening food crisis. “Matagal na nating panawagan ito: siguruhing may sapat na kita ang mga...
KIDAPAWAN CITY – A total of 3,746 farmers in Cotabato province have availed of the Rice Revolution Program that seeks to boost rice production. A FARMER prepares rice seedlings in Barangay Cuyapon, Kabacan, Cotabato. (Keith Bacongco) Third District Board Member Jonathan Tabara said that...
The Sandiganbayan has denied the plea of former Bureau of Customs (BOC) commissioner Nicanor E. Faeldon to file a demurrer to evidence and dismiss his two graft charges due to alleged weakness of the prosecution's evidence. With the denial, Faeldon will be ordered to present his evidence during the...
(MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has called the slower inflation posted in March as a "welcome development", especially with food prices continuing to drop. “This is a welcome development. As I have been saying, this shows...
A lawyer from Nueva Ecija has invited Alyansa Para sa Bagong Pilipinas candidate former Interior and Local Government Secretary Benhur Abalos to a face-to-face dialogue with farmers in the province over the Rice Tariffication Law. CABATBAT (left) In a statement on Wednesday, Atty. Argel Cabatbat...
The Philippines is expected to see a decline in rice imports in the upcoming marketing year due to a projected increase in rice production, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In a report dated March 28, the USDA’s Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS) in Manila...
Former senator and senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan is calling on the national government to intervene and allow the National Food Authority (NFA) to unload its warehouses and release overstock rice to bring down the prices of rice in the market, while another Senate bet Bam Aquino promised to...
The maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice will be lowered from ₱49 per kilo to ₱45 beginning March 31, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. In a statement, Laurel said the MSRP was reduced following the continued decline in global rice prices. “At...
Malacañang has agreed with calls to Congress to give the National Food Authority (NFA) more power and resources so it can buy 20 percent of local rice and influence its price in the market. Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro (RTVM) "I hope mapag-aralan muli ng Kongreso itong Rice...
Malacañang has assured farmers in Nueva Ecija that the government will keep buying their rice produce, but asked them to wait for their turn as the National Food Authority (NFA) is currently dealing with a long list of farmers. Palace Press Officer and Communications Undersecretary Claire Castro...
Timor-Leste’s application to become a member of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is in jeopardy, Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin C. Remulla said on Tuesday, March 25. Remulla's statement was issued after Timor-Leste's Court of Appeals denied the Philippine government's plea to...
Citing his work as the country’s former food security secretary who lowered the rice inflation to less than one percent, senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan promised to do the same again if elected to the Senate. Senatorial candidate Kiko Pangilinan raises hands with Dumaguete City Mayor...
