The Philippines, the world ’s top rice importer, is expected to purchase a record-high volume of rice in the upcoming marketing year (MY), as the country sees continued growth in consumption, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). In its latest “Grain: World Markets...
Beginning May 13, a day after the midterm elections, Filipinos can purchase ₱20-per-kilo rice at a dozen Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) stores across Metro Manila and nearby provinces. The Department of Agriculture (DA) earlier launched the pilot program of the government’s ₱20 rice program on May 1...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is hoping that the next crop of lawmakers will prioritize restoring the National Food Authority’s (NFA) regulatory powers—such as the authority to sell rice directly to the public—as a measure to stabilize rice prices and supply. In a press briefing on...
A look at the ₱20-per-kilo rice in Cebu City (DA photo) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel spearheaded the launch of the agency’s ₱20-per-kilo rice program in Cebu City on Thursday, May 1, describing it as the fulfillment of President Marcos’...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is open to kick off the pilot run of its ₱20-per-kilo program after the 2025 midterm elections, citing complications with the 10-day spending ban. Last week, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued a memorandum order to...
Everyone is eligible to avail of the much-awaited P20 per kilo of rice in Cebu starting on May 1, Malacañang said. P45 well-milled rice is being sold at the Kadiwa store in the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) in Manila on Aug. 1, 2024. ( Arnold Quizol | MB File Photo) Palace Press Officer and...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government is allocating P13.2 million to support the P20 per kilo rice program of the national government. Lawyer Marty Go, Secretary to the Mayor, explained that this budget was supposed to be used for the P33 per kilo rice program initiative of this city to be sold...
Benhur Abalos (left), Manny Pacquiao (Facebook) Alyansa para sa Bagong Pilipinas senatorial candidates Benhur Abalos and Manny Pacquiao have reiterated their intention to fight for the welfare of Filipino farmers in case they win in...
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...
The Marcos administration is ready to spend ₱10 billion to ₱12 billion to subsidize the upcoming pilot run of its ₱20-per-kilo rice program in the Visayas region and Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) stores, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. In a briefing on Tuesday, April...
ILOILO CITY – The provincial government is targeting to initially implement the P20 per kilo rice program of the Marcos administration to families with undernourished children in Iloilo. ILOILO Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. holds a copy of his executive order on food security, including...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that its initiative of selling rice at ₱20 per kilo will be expanded into the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) program and participating local government units (LGUs) nationwide, starting on Friday, May 2....
