The Philippines has launched a safeguard investigation into rice imports, as authorities move to assess whether a surge in inbound shipments is harming domestic farmers of the country’s primary food staple. In an April 15 notification to the Geneva-based World Trade Organization (WTO), the...
President Marcos has led the rollout of the “Biyayang Bigas” program in Manila, reiterating his goal of ensuring that no Filipino goes hungry by the end of his term. Speaking during the distribution at SM City Manila on Thursday, April 16, the President said the initiative is part of the...
The Navotas City government has extended relief assistance to around 3,000 families in Obando, Bulacan affected by smoke from the Navotas Sanitary Landfill Facility (NSFL) fire. Navotas Mayor John Rey Tiangco said the city government provided 3,000 sacks of rice for families in four barangays in...
The Philippines is preparing to increase its foreign rice purchases this year as the government moves to stabilize domestic supply and temper price volatility for Filipinos ' main food staple. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the country is ready to scale up shipments from its...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city has released rice assistance to 2,200 Transportation Network Vehicle Services drivers since Sunday, April 12. They received five kilos of rice each from the city government to provide relief amid the oil crisis. Validation of the list of names for the...
Batangas 1st District Rep. Leandro Leviste on Tuesday, April 14, turned over 4,000 sacks of rice to the City of Manila as a gesture of gratitude for the city’s hospitality toward Batangas farmers who have been camping at Liwasang Bonifacio in Manila, for over a week. The turnover ceremony was...
The Manila city government will roll out a new wave of assistance programs this week, including P25,000 financial aid for local bakers and a monthly rice distribution for around 80,000 beneficiaries, as part of ongoing efforts to cushion the impact of rising prices. Speaking during a regular...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is considering the imposition of price ceilings on other agricultural commodities aside from imported rice should retail prices exceed reasonable levels. “If there’s profiteering, yes, we’ll do that,” Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel told...
The country’s rice imports in the first quarter rose by nearly 37 percent to more than one million metric tons (MT) compared to a year ago, according to the Bureau of Plant Industry (BPI). The latest BPI data showed that rice imports from January to March reached 1.26 million MT, higher than the...
BACOLOD CITY – This highly-urbanized city distributed five kilos of rice to 1,193 modernized and traditional jeepney drivers on Easter Sunday, April 5, affected by successive fuel price hikes. The city government deployed pickup trucks to distribute the staple to various Public Utility Jeepney...
Country’s rice stockpiles expanded in March compared with a year earlier, driven by the recovery in government-held reserves and steady gains in household holdings, according to the latest data from the Philippine Statistics Agency (PSA). Total rice inventory stood at 1.88 million metric tons as...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government is expediting the release of food subsidy to indigents using the P56-million grant from the national government. "I have directed the City Social Welfare and Development Office (CSWD) to prepare the project proposal and the purchase request and other documentary...
