A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila (Photo by Arnold Quizol / Manila Bulletin) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) will distribute P15,000 cash assistance to small and micro rice retailers in four Metro Manila cities starting on Saturday, Sept. 9. “Ang DSWD ay handang-handa...
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) convened on Friday, Sept. 8, 2023 to finalize the initial list of small rice retailers who may qualify for government cash assistance under the Sustainable Livelihood Program. (Photo courtesy of...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez, rice grains (Speaker’s office, Unsplash) The Philippine government can take credit for the huge 21 percent price drop in the world rice market, House Speaker Martin Romualdez said on Thursday afternoon, Sept....
ILOILO CITY – Rice retailers in Iloilo province vowed to follow the price ceiling set by President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr., Gov. Arthur “Toto” Defensor Jr. said. A RICE stall at La Paz Public Market in Iloilo City has yet to implement the price ceiling ordered by President Ferdinand F. Marcos...
The Mandaluyong City local government announced the suspension of the assessment and collection of market stall fees of rice sellers in its two public markets starting Sept. 5 to Oct. 5 following the national government's rice price cap mandate which took effect on Sept. 5. Mandaluyong City Mayor...
A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila says regular milled rice sold at P41 per kilogram does not sell well due to its unusual appearance. (Arnold Quizol) The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) and Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) on Wednesday, Sept. 6 went over the specifics...
A veteran economist has expressed concerns about an imminent tightness in rice supply within a month if the government enforces price ceilings for too long. Gil S. Beltran, a former undersecretary and chief economist at the Department of Finance (DOF), stated that price controls typically provide...
BACOLOD CITY – The city government will provide at least 150 sacks of well-milled rice to 3,000 rice retailers in three major public markets here amid the nationwide price ceiling on the staple. City Legal Officer Romeo Carlos Ting Jr. said on Wednesday, September 6, that 50 sacks of rice will be...
CEBU CITY – The Police Regional Office-Central Visayas (PRO-7) will strictly monitor retailers to ensure that the price cap on rice will be enforced. Police Brig. Gen. Anthony Aberin, chief of PRO-7, has instructed all police units in the region to make sure that the order of President Ferdinand...
The Philippine Rice Industry Stakeholders Movement (PRISM) will cooperate with the government in supplying and in purchasing affordable rice for consumers. PRISM lead convenor Rowena Sadicon said they are now working with the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry...
Malacañang assured the public that the government will intensify its monitoring of rice prices in the market. A rice vendor at Paco Market in Manila says regular milled rice sold at P41 per kilogram does not sell well due to its unusual appearance. (Arnold Quizol) Executive Secretary Lucas...
Rice retailers in Muntinlupa grudgingly complied with President Marcos' order imposing price cap on regular and well-milled rice, saying they are losing money because of the policy. Muntinlupa Mayor Ruffy Biazon visited a public market in Muntinlupa on Sept. 5 to check the compliance of...
