Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is open to kick off the pilot run of its ₱20-per-kilo program after the 2025 midterm elections, citing complications with the 10-day spending ban. Last week, the Commission on Elections (Comelec) issued a memorandum order to...
The Marcos administration is ready to spend ₱10 billion to ₱12 billion to subsidize the upcoming pilot run of its ₱20-per-kilo rice program in the Visayas region and Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) stores, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. In a briefing on Tuesday, April...
Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel The Department of Agriculture (DA) announced that its initiative of selling rice at ₱20 per kilo will be expanded into the Kadiwa ng Pangulo (KNP) program and participating local government units (LGUs) nationwide, starting on Friday, May 2....
It’s the last week of April, and motorists are about to feel a pinch from oil price increases. Starting Tuesday, April 29, gasoline will go up by ₱1.35 per liter, while diesel will rise by ₱0.80 per liter. Kerosene is also set to climb by ₱0.70 per liter. Shell Pilipinas, Cleanfuel, Petro...
Motorists will need to tighten their belts once more, as fuel prices are projected to increase by a peso next week. Based on the four-day Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS), gasoline prices are anticipated to climb up by around ₱0.80 to ₱1.40 per liter, while diesel could inch up by ₱0.40 to...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. (left), Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (MANILA BULLETIN, Facebook) For economist-solon Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda, President Marcos' roll-out of P20-per-kilo rice was a bullseye...
The Philippine Center for Postharvest Development and Mechanization (PhilMech) delivered more than 30,000 machines to farmers, cooperatives, and local government units (LGUs) in 2024, as the agency moves to lower the cost of rice production. In its accomplishment report submitted to Agriculture...
Holy Week trips are done, and so are the rollbacks at the gas stations. Starting Tuesday, April 22, expect gasoline prices to rise by ₱1.35 per liter, while diesel will increase by ₱1.30 per liter. Kerosene will also climb by ₱1.10 per liter. Shell Pilipinas, Seaoil, PetroGazz, CleanFuel,...
The Philippines’ sugar production is projected to remain flat next year, even as farmers face declining mill site prices due to the commodity’s stable supply, according to the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Based on its Sugar Annual report for the Philippines, USDA’s Foreign...
(Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Senatorial candidate ACT-CIS Party-list Rep. Erwin Tulfo is batting for the restoration of the National Food Authority’s (NFA) mandate to buy palay (unhusked rice) from local farmers and sell the...
Following the Easter weekend—a time that lifts spirits for many—fuel prices might rise, too, next week. Based on the latest trading on Mean of Platts Singapore (MOPS), gasoline could inch up by ₱1.30 to ₱1.60 per liter, while diesel could go up by ₱1.10 to ₱1.40 per liter. This could...
Former DA secretary Manny Piñol (left), Tingog Party-list Rep. Jude Acidre (Facebook) It was during Manny Piñol's tenure as Department of Agriculture (DA) secretary in the previous Duterte administration that prices of rice--the Filipino staple...
