President Marcos is not giving up on attaining the P20 per kilo of rice, saying there is always a chance for it. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of PCO) "May chance lagi ‘yan (It always has a chance),” Marcos said when asked if the P20 per kilogram of rice is still...
Like its neighboring countries, the Philippines will also increase its buffer stock of rice in preparation of the looming El Niño phenomenon. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) President Marcos said this while addressing beneficiaries in Zamboanga Sibugay on Tuesday, Sept....
Addressing a depressed community in Zamboanga Sibugay, President Marcos has lambasted rice smugglers for earning huge sums while ordinary Filipinos are suffering. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (RTVM Screenshot) Marcos made the statement as he was leading the distribution of confiscated...
ZAMBOANGA CITY – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. led the distribution of confiscated smuggled rice to 3,000 indigent beneficiaries under the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program at the National Food Authority compound here on Tuesday, September 19. PRESIDENT Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr....
ILOILO CITY – The first batch of micro rice retailers in Western Visayas have received their P15,000 cash aid. The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI)-6 aided the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD)-6 in releasing the money for those affected by the government rice price...
The Department of Finance (DOF) has assured that the Marcos administration will carefully balance the interests of consumers and farmers on the proposed reduction in rice import tariffs. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said discussions are currently underway at the highest level within the...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The Palace-ordered price cap on rice shouldn't be a temporary thing, House Minority Leader and 4Ps Party-list Rep. Marcelino Libanan said on Monday, Sept. 18. “The government should keep the caps on rice costs as...
The Bureau of Customs (BOC) shouldn’t stop at conducting raids, but rather pursue the filing of charges against rice smugglers and hoarders. “Ang dami nang raids na ginawa nitong mga nakaraang linggo, bakit hanggang ngayon, wala pang kasong isinasampa sa mga taong sangkot (We have...
The Bureau of Customs raided two warehouses in Las Piñas and Cavite that were suspected of containing smuggled rice. Customs reported that the warehouses, located in Pulang Lupa, Las Piñas, and Bacoor, Cavite, contained rice products from Vietnam, Thailand, and China, with an estimated value of...
Output of the country’s rice paddy may decline in the third quarter of the year, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) estimated. Based on the latest PSA report, production of palay is now estimated at 3.788 million metric tons from July to September, down from an earlier projection of 3.876...
A total of 44 rice retailers received cash assistance or “ayuda” from the national government in Muntinlupa following the imposition by President Marcos of a rice price cap on regular milled and well-milled rice. The Muntinlupa City government headed by Mayor Ruffy Biazon assisted in the...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno brushed off the farmers' group's demand for President Marcos' two economic managers to resign, wishing them a delightful weekend instead. Diokno, who was accompanying the president in Singapore, chose not to directly respond to the call for his and...
