Seeking to reduce famers’ cost in rice production, the Department of Science and Technology-Metals Industry Research and Development Center (DOST-MIRDC) completed another research and development project aimed at improving the gear transmission system design of a riding-type rice transplanter....
The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has questioned the plan of the Philippine government to ban the entry of rice imports during harvest season, a move that will supposedly serve as a compromise to Malacañang’s latest move to temporarily slash tariff on imported rice from non-ASEAN countries....
The government intends to halt rice importation during the local harvest season to help protect farmers, according to a Palace official. (File photo/Keith Bacongco/Manila Bulletin) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque explained that rice importation will only be carried out after the domestic harvest...
State-lender Land Bank of the Philippines continues in administering support programs for the Department of Agriculture as part of the rice tariffication law’s (RTL) implementation to help Filipino rice farmers. In a statement on Wednesday, May 19, Land Bank said it has disbursed a total of P7.5...
Senator Risa Hontiveros urged Malacañang on Wednesday, May 19, to take back the executive order (EO) that lowers tariffs on imported rice, saying this will burden Filipino rice farmers. (Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN File Photo) “I urge Malacañang to recall EO 135. Lowering imported rice...
The government wanted to shore up the country's supply of rice given the threat posed by climate change when it reduced import tariffs on the staple food. (Manila Bulletin file photo by Keith Bacongco) Presidential spokesman Harry Roque defended the President Duterte's decision to lower the tariff...
Avant Gardener Yvette Natalie Tan Many people think that farming is just planting seeds and harvesting crops. They don’t understand that like any business, it entails a whole production process, and that money may need to be spent in different areas along the way. Raf Dioniso of Make a Difference...
The Department of Science and Technology (DOST) Region IX has extended technical aid worth P685,000 to rice farmers in Zamboanga del Sur. (Photo from Department of Science and Technology Region IX) The DOST-IX reported that a rice harvester amounting to ₱685,000 was turned over to members of the...
AVANT GARDENER Yvette Natalie Tan Just what exactly is needed to produce a grain of rice? Quite a lot of labor and capital. Despite rice being a staple of the Pinoy dining table, not many Filipinos understand how the country’s favorite grain goes from binhi (seed) to bigas (milled rice). When...
Senator Cynthia Villar on Monday, April 26, praised the reported achievements of government agencies in implementing the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), particularly the funds meant to aid local rice farmers amid the liberalized importation of the commodity. (MANILA BULLETIN File Photo/Jansen Romero)...
Wala Lang Hi from your usual writer Jaime C. Laya – This time Bambi Guevara goes into what we might classify as intermediate and advanced hiking. * * * * * * * * * * After a few one-day hikes to warm up, multi-day hikes raise the bar and will be immensely rewarding even if it means longer road...
Once vaccination is in full swing, we can finally have a taste of our 7,640-flavored country again, but keep pandemic protocols in place until further notice The health crisis has robbed us of everything we love, from the mere act of breathing to our very livelihoods, even the freedom to live full...
