President Marcos believes that the government has already found the best solution to lower the price of rice in the market amid plans to certify as urgent the proposed amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (Malacañang photo) In an interview...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) The House of Representatives has approved on second reading a measure seeking to amend Republic Act (RA) No. 11203, or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), in a bid to lower rice...
Family budgets could be stretched a little further this week, as consumers will be greeted with relatively substantial reprieve on their drive to the petroleum stations – especially with the big-time rollback for gasoline prices. Based on the pricing adjustment advisories of the oil companies,...
The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the volume of palay or rice production increased by five percent to 5.23 million metric tons in the first three months of the year. The PSA report also showed that the farmgate price of palay was observed at P24.06 per kilogram, up by 6.7...
Senator Imee Marcos (Senate PRIB) Senator Imee Marcos is batting for government-to-government importation of rice bypassing the National Food Authority (NFA) amid what she described as the current "rice emergency" that the country is...
Consumers who are filling up their vehicles with gasoline products will be the happiest in their drive to the petroleum pumps next week, as the price of this commodity is projected to have a rollback of more than P2.00 per liter. Based on the result of four-day trading in the regional market, the...
A substantial financial breather may finally come at the pumps next week for consumers who are filling up their vehicles with gasoline products, as the price of this commodity is anticipated having a rollback in the vicinity of P2.00 per liter. Based on the outcome of three-day trading in the...
The Department of Finance (DOF) noted a slowdown in rice inflation for April, ending a streak of six months of acceleration, largely driven by the falling global price of this essential food item. Despite rice continuing to be the main contributor to headline inflation with 2.1 percentage points,...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Facebook) Economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda says all efforts to manage the country’s inflation rate must be focused on the staple food of rice. Salceda, chairman of the House...
The inflation rate, or the rate of increase in prices of goods and services, inched up to 3.8 percent in April, as rice prices declined after a three-month surge, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported Tuesday, May 7. This figure was a bit higher than the 3.7 percent recorded previously...
Consumers’ trip to the petroleum pumps will be less painful this week, as the oil companies implemented relatively significant rollback in prices. Based on the pricing adjustment notices of the industry players, the price of diesel products will be trimmed by P0.90 per liter, gasoline by P0.75...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee expects retail prices of rice to drop by as much as P20 per kilo if and when the proposed amendments to Republic Act (RA) No. 11023 or the Rice Tariffication Law...
