Citing current trends in Southeast Asia, President Marcos expressed optimism that rice prices in the country would ease further. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Malacañang said Marcos made the statement during a sectoral meeting on managing food and...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) has clarified that the backlog of rice shipments at Manila ports is not due to congestion, but rather pending actions from consignees necessary for the release of these goods. According to the BOC, there are currently 258 containers of rice at the Port of Manila. Of...
Honda Cars Philippines, Inc. (HCPI) inaugurated its new training center and parts warehouse, located at its Sta. Rosa office. Plans for the facility's transformation began last September 2023. This was part of HCPI’s vision to continuously provide the best quality service for customers through...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is confident that there is adequate supply of holiday food staple, such as onions, pork, chicken, beef, and rice, as the country enters the “ber” months. (MB file photo) Speaking at a media forum held in Quezon City, DA Assistant Secretary Arnel...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is happy to see firsthand the lowered prices of rice in the local market, but the best is yet to come for Filipino consumers as the "ber" months go by. ...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the government’s decision to lower rice import tariffs is starting to affect consumer prices. In a briefing, National Statistician and PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa said the tariff reduction significantly contributed to the...
The measure seeking to amend and extend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), or Republic Act No. 11203, has progressed in the Senate. The bill is contained in Committee Report No. 282, entitled “An Act Amending Republic Act 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996 as amended by RA...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is expecting the retail prices of rice to significantly go down by October as the reduction on the tariff rate of the staple food takes full effect. Through Executive...
(Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep Joey Salceda has always blamed rice prices for past instances of quickened inflation; that's not the case anymore. "It’s no longer rice, rice, rice. It’s corn," the economist-solon said in a...
The Antipolo City government has announced that Persons With Disability (PWDs), senior citizens, solo, parents and 4Ps beneficiaries may avail of the rice that is being sold for ₱29 per kilo of at the Farmer’s Weekend Market in Sumulong Park in Antipolo City on a first-come-first serve...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) stated that President Marcos' move to lower rice import tariffs is not causing an increase in the country's rice imports. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said that rice importation is demand-driven, emphasizing that the Philippines would not...
Rice smugglers earned a special mention on President Marcos' third State of the Nation Address (SONA), telling them that the government means business in cracking down their operations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) In his 82-minute speech at the...
