The Department of Agriculture (DA) declared on Monday, Feb. 3, a food security emergency on rice as prices for the commodity remain stubbornly high. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the declaration was prompted by the "extraordinary” increase in local rice prices despite the...
Grocery store chain operator MerryMart Grocery Centers Inc. has entered into an agreement with the Department of Agriculture (DA) to sell rice at affordable prices, as low as ₱29 per kilo, in its establishments. DA Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is targeting Tuesday, Feb. 4, for the declaration of a food security emergency for rice amid persistently high prices of the staple Filipino food. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel said the agency is in receipt of the National Price Coordinating...
Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda (Rep. Salceda's office) The implications of the Philippine's gross domestic product (GDP) performance in 2024 has emboldened Albay 2nd district Rep. Joey Salceda as to the importance of the House...
Quezon 1st district Rep. Mark Enverga (left), Marikina City 2nd district Rep. Stella Luz Quimbo (PPAB) Solons blasted the Department of Agriculture (DA) for insisting on the hefty maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of P58 per kilo...
House of Representatives (Ellson Quismorio/ MANILA BULLETIN) Solons comprising the House quinta-committee (quinta-comm) slammed the apparent lack of urgency from the Department of Agriculture (DA), Department of Trade and Industry...
The maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice, currently set at P58-per-kilo, will gradually decrease with a potential to go as low as P49 in March if global prices remain stable, according to Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel. The DA implemented the MSRP on Monday, Jan. 20,...
Department of Agriculture (DA) Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel is optimistic that the planned rollout of affordable rice, with prices ranging from P29 to P45 per kilo, in groceries and convenience stores starting Feb. 15 will help influence the market “to be more reasonable.” Laurel told...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) is urging retailers to comply with the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of P58 for imported rice, which took effect on Monday, Jan. 20. On Tuesday, officials of the DA and the Department of Trade and Industry (DA) inspected stalls selling rice at the Trabajo...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is eyeing partnerships with the country’s major retail companies to expand the availability of affordable rice nationwide. In a statement on Thursday, Jan. 23, the DA said this initiative aims to stabilize rice prices and provide greater access for...
(File photo / MANILA BULLETIN) National Security Adviser (NSA) Eduardo Año expressed support for the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) planned move to declare a food security emergency by the end of January due to the rising prices of rice. Año said the country’s food security “is a...
Akbayan Party-list Rep. Perci Cendaña has called on the government to take action against rice cartels, which according to him are the only ones benefitting from high price of rice even as ordinary Filipinos struggle to make ends meet. Cendaña's call came as the Department of Agriculture (DA)...
