House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) inspects rice stocks inside a warehouse in Bulacan. (Speaker’s office) The price cap on rice is a "timely and necessary intervention" from President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. Thus, said Speaker Martin...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has approved the recommendation to impose a mandated price ceiling on rice in the country amid the "alarming" increase in its retail prices. File photos Marcos made the order through Executive Order (EO) No. 39, signed by Executive Secretary Lucas Bersamin...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. has ordered government agencies to use available legal tools to keep rice affordable in the country. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Photo courtesy of Malacañang) Marcos made the directive during a meeting with the Department of Agriculture...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez (center) fields questions from journalists after the warehouse inspections in Bulacan (Speaker's office) House Speaker Martin Romualdez has advised rice traders to support President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr.'s Kadiwa stores instead of...
While the dream of rice being bought at P20 per kilo is still unattainable, the government believes improving Filipinos' purchasing power is "a good direction" to take now. National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) Secretary Arsenio Balisacan said the goal to bring down the price of rice...
An official from the Department of Agriculture (DA) said that Filipino farmers were reaping benefits from global fears of a rice shortage due to the adverse effects of the looming dry spell. File photo Agriculture Undersecretary Leo Sebastian of the Rice Industry Development said this as world...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. is optimistic that the price of rice will stabilize as harvest starts in major palay-producing regions. President Ferdinand ‘Bongbong’ Marcos Jr. (PCO screenshot) Marcos said this in a video message uploaded to the social media channels of the...
President Ferdinand "Bongbong" Marcos Jr. warned anew rice hoarders and price manipulators in the country amid the reported price increase of rice in the market. President Ferdinand 'Bongbong' Marcos Jr. (Noel Pabalate) Marcos issued the stern warning as he ordered the Department of Agriculture...
Admitting that his administration has yet to bring down rice prices to its lowest level, President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. said on Monday, July 17, it was nevertheless “doing everything” to achieve that dream for Filipinos. President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. speaks during the nationwide...
