The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has underscored the government's economic team's complete support for the recent implementation of price control on rice. Budget Secretary Amenah F. Pangandaman said that Executive Order No. 39, which mandates the prices of rice at P41 and P45 per...
President Marcos is hoping that the palay that would be harvested from a rice paddy art in Ilocos Norte featuring his face and his administration's "Bagong Pilipinas" tagline would taste good and not bitter. President Marcos, First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos, and other officials grace the unveiling...
LAOAG CITY, Ilocos Norte – The Ilocos Norte Agricultural College (INAC) has unveiled a rice paddy art of Gov. Matthew Marcos Manotoc in Pasuquin, Ilocos Norte. RICE paddy art of Gov. Manotoc. (Contributed photo) Vice Gov. Cecilia Araneta-Marcos represented Manotoc during the unveiling...
President Marcos on Monday, Sept. 11, led the celebrations for his father former president Ferdinand Marcos Sr.'s 106th birth anniversary in his hometown of Batac, Ilocos Norte. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. offers flowers during a wreath-laying ceremony at the monument of the late President...
Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the economic managers are standing behind President Marcos' decision to impose rice price ceilings, emphasizing it is a crucial step to fight non-competitive practices and promote a fair market environment. Diokno said the economic team recognized the...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (left), Quezon 1st district Rep. Wilfrido Mark Enverga (Rep. Salceda's office, Facebook) The unrelenting efforts of President Marcos and House Speaker Martin Romualdez to stabilize local rice prices haven't been lost on ranking...
The economic team of President Marcos was caught off guard when the announcement of a price ceiling on rice was made public on Aug. 31, a Cabinet official confirmed. While in Tokyo for meetings with Japanese ministers, Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno disclosed that the economic managers were...
The Department of Finance (DOF) said the government may lower rice tariffs once Congress adjourns by the end of this month. Finance Secretary Benjamin E. Diokno said the economic team recommended a temporary decrease in the current 35 percent rice import tariff rates to address the rising prices of...
Malacañang is expecting that prices of palay and rice will stabilize as thousands of farmers start to harvest their main season crop this September and October. By the end of this month, the initial palay harvest is expected to reach two million metric tons (MMT), and up to three MMY in October....
The government is set to hold another round of cash payouts in Metro Manila and Zamboanga del Sur on Monday, Sept. 11, as part of the Marcos administration's efforts to assist small rice retailers affected by the nationwide price ceilings. CASH GRANT — Department of Social Welfare and...
Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co (Facebook) With the country’s rice price situation still tenuous at best, Ako Bicol Party-list Rep. Zaldy Co pitched on Sunday, Sept. 10 a "contract growing" scheme between the government and local farmers. Co,...
The Department of Agriculture (DA)-2 inspected markets in Cagayan Valley or Region 2 to check compliance with the rice price cap under Executive Order No. 39 issued by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. DA-2 Director Rose Mary Aquino said they, along with the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI),...
