BOC collection from rice imports up 22% in 2021 By CHINO S. LEYCO Government collection of duties from imported rice jumped 22 percent to P18.9 billion in 2021, but it incurred foregone revenues on pork tariff cuts, the Department of Finance (DOF) said. Citing reports from the Bureau of Customs,...
More than 38,000 rice farmers and their dependents nationwide have finished various Rice Extension Services Program (RESP) training programs in 2021, the Technical Education and Skills Development Authority (TESDA) said on Monday, Feb. 7. 64421 TESDA Secretary Isidro Lapeña that a total of 38,517...
SeedWorks Philippines has cemented its market position in the Philippines after one of its hybrid rice varieties — called US 88 — dominated two of the important hybrid rice derbies in the country. In a statement, SeedWorks Philippines President Carlos Saplala said US 88 recently bested other...
If there's one food that Filipinos can’t live without, it's probably rice. Locals incorporate rice in various dishes–from full meals to light snacks. Rice is the most important agricultural crop in the country and is consumed by 90 percent of the total population, according to a journal...
Philip Manalang nailed the buzzer-beating three-pointer in overtime to lift Basilan Jumbo Plastic Medical Depot past Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards, 83-80, and win the Chooks-To-Go MPBL Invitational crown and the P2 Million prize. Photo from MPBL With both teams tied 80-all and with 1.9 ticks left in...
Hybrid rice seeds producer-SL Agritech Corp. (SLAC) has raised nearly P2 billion through another commercial paper issuance as the company gears for local and overseas expansion. On Wednesday, Dec. 20, SLAC formally listed its P1.86 billion worth of short-term commercial papers at the country’s...
The Department of Agriculture (DA) has faced delays in paying suppliers and merchants in Ilocos region that participated in the government’s voucher system, which provided fertilizer subsidy to rice farmers. A statement from the DA revealed that as much as P100-million worth of fertilizer...
Anne Rice, the author responsible for reinventing gothic fiction and the vampire genre, died Dec. 11 from complications of a stroke. The author’s death was announced by her son, Christopher Rice, through the former’s social media. “She left us almost nineteen years to the day my father, her...
The book was even adapted to film Christopher Rice posted on behalf of his mother Anne Rice on Facebook that the 80-year-old author has passed away on December 11, Saturday. Anne Rice was considered one of the bestselling authors who focused stories about vampires and other entities. Anne Rice...
The country’s rice imports will end up higher than earlier expected at 2.6 million metric tons (MT), making the country still one of the top rice importers in the world. Based on the latest report of the United States Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), the...
The Department of Science and Technology–Calabarzon (Cavite, Laguna, Batangas, Rizal, Quezon) has provided more than 55,000 packs of the enhanced nutribun squash variant and rice-mongo crunchies to more than 3,000 public elementary school students in Quezon province. Rice-Mango Crunchies...
Marc Pingris is expected to take the leadership role when he makes his basketball comeback with Nueva Ecija Rice Vanguards in the Chooks-To-Go Maharlika Pilipinas Basketball League (MPBL) Invitational which is set to fire off on Dec. 11 at the Mall of Asia Arena. Marc Pingris (PBA Photo) Pingris,...
