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AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee (Facebook)           AGRI Party-list Rep. Wilbert T. Lee believes that making rice production profitable for local farmers is key to achieving Philppine rice self-sufficiency.  This was the main idea behind his proposal, dubbed the...

As long as the government could carry out significant reorganizations involving different agencies, President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. expressed confidence that the country would be close to attaining self-sufficiency in rice in two years. President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. Marcos said this...

Foreseeing a possible food crisis, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” R. Marcos Jr. ordered officials of the Department of Agriculture (DA) to make sure that there is sufficient and affordable food in the country. Pres. Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ R. Marcos Jr. (Screenshot taken from RTVM’s Facebook...

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...