About a month after the Federal Government announced that it will send 740 trucks of rice to the 36 states and the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), in response to food inflation
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) has faced tongue-lashing at the House of Representatives for its alleged reliance on
Meanwhile, the price of corn, which is a staple food for low-income earners, has been showing some upward pressure. By Seulkee Jang Despite recent flooding in North Korea caused
THE rising cost of food affects everybody, and we need to be aware that there are many processors and traders adding their markup to the price of food from the grower to the
After the formation of an interim government and the recovery of the supply chain, the prices of most commodities have started to decline, but the same is not true for rice.
By Brian Kimani The government will be able to set a fixed price for all essential goods regardless of market conditions, location or any other factors if a new bill is passed
By GMA Integrated News The government is expecting that the price of rice will go down in the coming months, according to Finance Secretary Ralph Recto. In a 24 Oras report on
(FILES) Consumers can still benefit from ‘Program 29,’ which offers rice at P29 per kilo to vulnerable households at government-run KADIWA Centers. Shoppers are seen
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News File photo/Bernadette Reyes/GMA Integrated News The retail prices per kilo of rice are expected to go down this month due to combined base