Senator Grace Poe (Senate PRIB) The Palace-ordered price ceiling on rice should guarantee Filipinos' access to the staple grain. Thus, said Senator Grace Poe on Saturday, Sept. 2 even as she prodded President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. to pursue...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Rice shortages at the local level could become an offshoot of the Malacañang-imposed rice price ceiling, economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda said on Saturday, Sept. 2. "Price ceilings can have...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left,) Speaker Martin Romualdez (Speaker’s office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez gave a glimpse into the mindset of President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. that explained why the latter implemented a price...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) inspects rice stocks inside a warehouse in Bulacan. (Speaker’s office) The price cap on rice is a "timely and necessary intervention" from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Thus, said Speaker Martin...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation to impose a mandated price ceiling on rice in the country amid the "alarming" increase in its retail prices. File photos Marcos made the order through Executive Order (EO) No. 39, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin...
Consumers will feel the heat of a budget swell on their cooking fuel this month as the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) will rise by a hefty P6.64 to P6.65 per kilogram or P73.04 to P73.15 for the standard 11-kilogram cylinder. Leading industry player Petron Corporation advised of LPG price...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to use available legal tools to keep rice affordable in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the directive during a meeting with the Department of Agriculture...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) fields questions from journalists after the warehouse inspections in Bulacan (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has advised rice traders to support President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s Kadiwa stores instead of...
While the dream of rice being bought at P20 per kilo is still unattainable, the government believes improving Filipinos' purchasing power is "a good direction" to take now. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the goal to bring down the price of rice...
An official from the Department of Agriculture (DA) said that Filipino farmers were reaping benefits from global fears of a rice shortage due to the adverse effects of the looming dry spell. File photo Agriculture Undersecretary Leo Sebastian of the Rice Industry Development said this as world...
Gasoline prices will increase by P1.10 per liter on Tuesday, Aug. 22, along with kerosene products and diesel, the oil companies announced. For kerosene products, the increase will be at P0.70 per liter while diesel prices will go up by P0.20 per liter, according to the industry players. The oil...
House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo (Facebook) "Moderate your greed." This was House Deputy Majority Leader ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo's message to local oil companies after he learned that another round of pump...
