Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), which liberalized rice importation in the Philippines and aims to make rice farmers competitive, is approaching its third year of implementation, but the country is still way behind in rice production compared to...
Their business gives Thai cuisine a unique twist Photos courtesy of Hajjie and Aldrain Valencia After losing their jobs as managers amid the coronavirus pandemic, this couple decided to open their own sticky rice business. In an interview with journalist Karen Davila, Hajjie and Aldrain Valencia...
Engineering and infrastructure firm Megawide today (Dec 11) revealed details of its Banaue Rice Terraces -inspired architectural design for the P109 billion rehabilitation of the Ninoy Aquino International Airport (NAIA) Terminal 1 (T1). "We’re not just rehabilitating an airport, we're creating a...
The senate proposal to use excess rice tariff collections exclusively for cash aid for farmers may be discriminatory to some farmers, a top official from the Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) said. In a statement, FFF National Manager Raul Montemayor said the proposal, which is contained in...
The Department of Finance (DOF) directed the tax authorities to assist the Department of Agriculture (DA) in investigating the alleged use of cooperatives by private traders as dummies for rice imports. In a statement, Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said he ordered the Bureau of Internal...
The harvest season for rice is over, but palay prices are still falling, a data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed. During the fourth week of October, the average farmgate price of palay fell by 0.4 percent to P15.36 per kilogram (/kg), compared to its level of P15.42/kg in...
The moment has arrived: Pharrell finally reveals the secrets to his age-defying beauty and radiant appearance! Now, those vampire conspiracy theories can be put to rest as the artist, aged 47, launches his own skincare line, Humanrace. "Humanrace Skincare doesn't differentiate by race or gender....
Skeptical? Then give it a try It is a fact that Filipinos love Japanese cuisine. From the freshest sushi creations to deep fried tempuras , Filipinos will give any reason to have chopsticks in their hand and chomp their way through exotic and comforting Japanese cooking. And long before samyang...
The Philippines remains in a strong fiscal position to meet the financial challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic and ride out the global economic crisis, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Finance Secretary Carlos G. Dominguez III said the government has the financial muscles to reboot the...
“Rice remains as the staple food of Filipinos. And there is no food that is used as widely as rice,” says Department of Trade and Industry Undersecretary Ruth B. Castelo on the Philippines being the sixth largest rice-consuming countries in the world. After over a year of enactment of the...
State-run Land Bank of the Philippines (LandBank) committed to support more farmers' groups after extending a total of P20.86 billion in outstanding loans to as many as 1,081 cooperatives and farmers’ associations as of end-August. LandBank President and CEO Cecilia C. Borromeo In a statement,...
Farmers are appealing to Agriculture Secretary William Dar to stop claiming that palay prices are high at P19 per kilogram (/kg), because such dismissiveness is resulting in fear among the country’s main staple food producers that the government will not do anything to resolve their plea. Farm...
