The Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that the government’s decision to lower rice import tariffs is starting to affect consumer prices. In a briefing, National Statistician and PSA Undersecretary Claire Dennis S. Mapa said the tariff reduction significantly contributed to the...
The measure seeking to amend and extend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), or Republic Act No. 11203, has progressed in the Senate. The bill is contained in Committee Report No. 282, entitled “An Act Amending Republic Act 8178 or the Agricultural Tariffication Act of 1996 as amended by RA...
(MANILA BULLETIN) Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is expecting the retail prices of rice to significantly go down by October as the reduction on the tariff rate of the staple food takes full effect. Through Executive...
(Unsplash) Albay 2nd district Rep Joey Salceda has always blamed rice prices for past instances of quickened inflation; that's not the case anymore. "It’s no longer rice, rice, rice. It’s corn," the economist-solon said in a...
The Antipolo City government has announced that Persons With Disability (PWDs), senior citizens, solo, parents and 4Ps beneficiaries may avail of the rice that is being sold for ₱29 per kilo of at the Farmer’s Weekend Market in Sumulong Park in Antipolo City on a first-come-first serve...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) stated that President Marcos' move to lower rice import tariffs is not causing an increase in the country's rice imports. Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said that rice importation is demand-driven, emphasizing that the Philippines would not...
Rice smugglers earned a special mention on President Marcos' third State of the Nation Address (SONA), telling them that the government means business in cracking down their operations. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate/MANILA BULLETIN) In his 82-minute speech at the...
(Keith Bacongco/MANILA BULLETIN) Speaker Martin Romualdez on Monday, July 22, said the House of Representatives would continue its efforts to support farmers in a bid to increase rice harvest and make the staple more affordable for Filipinos. Romualdez gave...
Cambodia is ready to export rice to the Philippines that will come from its surplus as part of the two countries' efforts to strengthen bilateral ties. Phnom Penh's commitment came as Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia Flerida Ann Camille Mayo paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Hun Manet on July...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (Facebook) A notable increase in both trust and performance ratings from Pulse Asia in June 2024 has emboldened House Speaker Martin Romualdez to further his advocacy for cheaper rice. After all, his...
ILOILO CITY – The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is monitoring rice prices in Western Visayas region following a 15 percent tariff reduction early this month. A RICE stall at La Paz Public Market in Iloilo City. (Tara Yap) Grace Benedicto, chief of the DTI-6 Consumer Protection...
By IVY TEJANO DAVAO CITY – The Davao Oriental Provincial Council is reportedly delaying the approval of the resolution authorizing Gov. Niño Sotero Uy to accept a 160,000-kilogram rice donation from the Taiwan Economic and Cultural Office. UY (Keith Bacongco) According to Silvestre H. Bello III,...
