The maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice, currently set at P58-per-kilo, will gradually decrease with a potential to go as low as P49 in March if global prices remain stable, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. The DA implemented the MSRP on Monday, Jan. 20,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging retailers to comply with the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of P58 for imported rice, which took effect on Monday, Jan. 20. On Tuesday, officials of the DA and the Department of Trade and Industry (DA) inspected stalls selling rice at the Trabajo...
The Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) has denied for lack of merit the petition of Calumpit Multi-Purpose Cooperative (CMPC) which contested the seizure, auction and forfeiture in 2018 of its P68.4 million worth of imported rice from Thailand. The case started on Sept. 9, 2015 when CMPC was granted a...
(Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) Following the Palace-ordered tariff cut on rice imports, House Deputy Minority Leader and Basilan lone district Rep. Mujiv Hataman says he is mulling the filing of a measure that would enhance the protection and...
Senator Cynthia A. Villar said she is confident that the link and network established by the country’s hog producers with institutional markets—such as restaurants and hotels—will lessen their dependence on imported pork. HOG FESTIVAL 2024. Senator Cynthia Villar, Department of Agriculture...
Hundreds of illegally imported cigarette master cases worth an astounding P27.6 million was intercepted in Zamboanga City, the Bureau of Customs said in a report. Agents from the Customs’ water, police, and intelligence divisions led a maritime operation on Jan. 26 that led to the seizure of a...
A cup of coffee (Usplash) A Filipino breakfast is not complete without a cup of coffee. But chances are, what you had this morning wasn’t produced by local farmers. In a House Committee on Agriculture and Food hearing Monday, Nov. 6, Palawan 2nd district...
Motor vehicle sales went up 21.8 in April compared to the same month last year on improving economic situation and availability of a wider range of motor vehicle models, according to a joint report by the Chamber of Automotive Manufacturers of the Philippines, Inc. (CAMPI) and Truck Manufacturers...
Aiming to help Filipinos who have been suffering due to rising prices of goods, a suggested retail price (SRP) has been issued for red onions, setting this at P125 per kilogram now which is much lower than the previous retail prices that even reached P600 per kilogram. Red onions (Photo courtesy of...
Around 3,000 metric tons (MT) of imported onions have so far arrived in the country, the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI) disclosed on Saturday, Jan. 28. Onions at a Quezon City supermarket (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) In an interview with the Manila Bulletin, BPI Information Section...
Imported red onions in various markets in the National Capital Region (NCR) are at least P40 cheaper than local red onions, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported. Red onions (Photo courtesy of Pixabay) Based on the price monitoring of the agriculture department as of Friday, Jan.27, imported...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered a stakeholders' meeting next week after discovering that imported onions are sold up to P200 per kilo. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. presides the 13th Cabinet meeting in Malacañang on Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2023. (Photo from the Office of the Press...
