CEBU CITY – The province of Bohol received a prestigious award during the National Assembly of Provincial Agriculture Offices on the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) Implementation on Friday, Aug. 29, in Science City of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija. Bohol was recognized as the Most Outstanding...
Liberalized rice trade in the Philippines not only pulled prices down but also benefited farmers as well as the poor, according to the World Bank. The World Bank deems short-term subsidies—like the so-called "NFA rice" of the past—as ineffective in lifting the food-poor from their plight, as...
President Marcos signed into law on Monday, Dec. 9, the law amending the Agricultural Tariffication Act (ATA) to make the country’s rice industry more competitive. President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. speaks during the signing of the Agricultural Tariffication Act (ATA) in Malacañan Palace on...
(Unsplash) The soon-to-be enacted measure amending Republic Act (RA) No. 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act is seen to help small farmers recover from the devastating effects of typhoon "Kristine". Thus, said Bicol Saro Party-list Rep....
Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Contributed photo) The Palace-ordered reduction on the duties imposed on imported rice won’t lead to reduced government support for rice farmers. Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga,...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (left), President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (Speaker’s office) "Mr. Rice" House Speaker Martin Romualdez has praised President Marcos' move to slash the tariff for imported rice from a hefty 35 percent to...
The reduction tariff on rice from 35 percent to 15 percent and additional government subsidies will lessen the cost of rice to P29 per kilo for the poor, National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio M. Balisacan said. Balisacan said on Tuesday, June 4, that adjusting the...
With recent support having been garnered from President Marcos, the Department of Agriculture (DA) has asked the House of Representatives to further pursue amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), specifically on the extension of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). In a hearing...
To enhance farm productivity and the agricultural sector, the Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering extending and enhancing the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF). Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel, Jr. told reporters that they are finalizing proposals to refine the...
Nueva Ecija 3rd district Rep. Ria Vergara (PPAB) A ranking solon wants to extend the duration of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) program as spelled out in Republic Act (RA) No.8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act. For...
(Keith Bacongco/ File photo/ MANILA BULLETIN) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has highlighted the advantages that Filipino farmers would enjoy following Malacañang's directive for the Department of Agriculture (DA) to tap excess rice competitiveness enhancement...
President Marcos has ordered the Department of Agriculture (DA) to utilize the excess collections of the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (RCEF) to help rice farmers. MB File Photo Marcos directed DA officials to use the excess collection beyond the P10-billion requirement to provide drying,...
