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A group of teachers expressed their concerns regarding the one-time rice assistance to be provided to government employees for fiscal year 2022. Public school teachers (NOEL PABALATE / MANILA BULLETIN / FILE PHOTO)  The Teachers Dignity Coalition (TDC) in a statement issued on Monday, Oct. 9,...

Pateros Mayor Miguel Ponce III said the municipal government will help retailers in finding a supplier of cheaper rice to sell to the public in light of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s imposition of a price ceiling.  Marcos issued Executive Order No. 39 on Aug. 31 imposing a mandated price...

The National Food Authority (NFA) is behind its palay procurement target for the year, but the agency’s chief is not worried at all since the overall demand for state-subsidized rice has been declining. NFA Administrator Judy Dansal said in a text exchange that for this year, the NFA is targeting...