House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) inspects grains of rice inside a warehouse. (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez is eyeing the possible release of aid or "ayuda" to small rice retailers who will be affected by the Palace-mandated price...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) (Speaker’s office) The national government will seriously implement the price ceiling on rice, if House Speaker Martin Romualdez's remarks are anything to go by. In a statement Sunday, Sept. 3, Romualdez...
The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) asserted that President Marcos’ order to set a cap on rice prices is justified, serving as a temporary measure against unscrupulous traders. According to the NEDA, there has been a significant upward trend in rice prices in recent weeks,...
Albay 1st district Rep. Edcel Lagman (Facebook) A subsidy for farmers should be provided alongside the price ceiling on rice that has been ordered by Malacañang. This suggestion came from Liberal Party (LP) President Albay 1st district Rep....
Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) The Palace-ordered price ceiling on rice should guarantee Filipinos' access to the staple grain. Thus, said Senator Grace Poe on Saturday, Sept. 2 even as she prodded President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to pursue...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Rice shortages at the local level could become an offshoot of the Malacañang-imposed rice price ceiling, economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said on Saturday, Sept. 2. "Price ceilings can have...
A non-government organization composed of rice traders has expressed readiness to work with the government to provide consumers with affordable and quality rice after President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s imposition of a price cap on rice. (Keith Bacongco/File Photo/MANILA BULLETIN) In...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left,) Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a glimpse into the mindset of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. that explained why the latter implemented a price...
Speaker Martin Romualdez (rightmost) talks to officials of the Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement (PRISM) in Makati City on Sept.1, 2023. Also in the photo are Deputy Majority Leader Erwin Tulfo (leftmost) and Senior Deputy Majority Leader Sandro Marcos (center). (Speaker’s office)...
Some senators on Friday, September 1 find it unnecessary for the government to impose a price ceiling on rice as addressing rice cartel and hoarding should have been the primary move of the government to tame the skyrocketing prices of the basic food staple in the market. Senators...
India and the Philippines are currently in talks about the latter's possible importation of rice from the South Asian country, its envoy to Manila said Friday, Sep. 1. Indian Ambassador to the Philippines Shambhu Kumaran said "there is an ongoing conversation between the head of the National...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) inspects rice stocks inside a warehouse in Bulacan. (Speaker’s office) The price cap on rice is a "timely and necessary intervention" from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Thus, said Speaker Martin...
