First Lady Liza Araneta-Marcos led the rollout of a rice distribution drive in Metro Manila, starting in Barangay Doña Imelda, Quezon City, where 1,200 vulnerable families received rice assistance under the "Mula sa Puso Para sa Pamilya" initiative on Monday, June 22. Addressing beneficiaries at...
The country’s rice imports surged 23 percent to nearly 2.4 million metric tons (MT) from January to May compared to the same period last year, as traders rushed to fortify inventories ahead of an expected dip in local production. Citing Bureau of Customs (BOC) data, the Congressional Policy and...
The country’s production of palay, or unmilled rice, likely improved by 5.3 percent in the second quarter as the total harvest area expanded to more than one million hectares, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). Based on estimates by the PSA as of May 1, palay output from...
The wholesale prices of rice eased slightly in May compared to the previous month, but remained higher on a year-on-year basis, according to the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA). The latest preliminary PSA data showed that the national average wholesale price of regular-milled rice declined by...
The country’s total rice inventory expanded in May as private-sector holdings buffered declines in government-run warehouses and household reserves, data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) showed on Friday, June 5. Data from the PSA showed that total rice stocks rose 2.2 percent to...
Lower-income households will need to cough up an additional ₱490 in monthly rice spending due to higher fertilizer prices and their impact on retail prices, according to the Congressional Policy and Budget Research Department (CPBRD). Under a conservative lower-bound scenario, the House of...
The Philippines stands to lose as much as 700,000 metric tons (MT) in rice output this year under a scenario in which a strong El Niño phenomenon wreaks havoc on local production, according to the Department of Agriculture (DA). The DA noted that the expected loss in rice production is equivalent...
The Philippine Competition Commission (PCC) is urging traders to make market decisions independently to ensure fair competition in the imported rice sector following the imposition of a nationwide ₱50-per-kilo price ceiling. In a statement on Tuesday, May 26, the country’s antitrust watchdog...
Batangas 1st district Rep. Leandro Legarda Leviste has committed to providing one million sacks of rice for families in Batangas who have not yet received government aid. Leviste made the announcement at the Kapihan ng Samahang Plaridel Friday, where he discussed issues of alleged discrimination in...
A pickup truck plowed into a crowd of people lining up for P20-per-kilo subsidized rice outside the Department of Agriculture–Bureau of Animal Industry (DA-BAI) office in Quezon City before dawn Wednesday, May 20, killing a 73-year-old man and injuring a sidewalk vendor. The fatal crash occurred...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is preparing to implement a nationwide suggested retail price (SRP) of ₱53 per kilo for local rice as part of ongoing efforts to keep prices of the staple at a reasonable level. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said in a statement on Tuesday, May...
BAGUIO CITY – The city government started distributing 50 kilograms of rice aid to 1,500 qualified beneficiaries on Monday under the Local Government Support Fund (LGSF). “This is just the first batch, and we are thankful that the fund was released by the national government before the crisis,...
