By Stephanie Sevillano MANILA – Almost a year after its implementation, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday backed the “gradual” hike of tariffs
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News The government’s P20 per kilogram subsidized rice can now be availed by minimum wage earners as the Department of Agriculture (DA) and the
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is seeking for the gradual return of rice import tariff rate from the current 15% back to 35% as
Policy failures and under-investment among factors for exacerbating country’s import reliance to the detriment of the local farming industry, report says. SCMP’s Asia desk The
By Franco Jose C. Baroña. THE Philippines has overtaken all other countries to become the world’s top rice importer in 2024, an ominous milestone that experts warn signals
LOS BAÑOS, Philippines (9 June 2025) – The Long-Term Continuous Cropping Experiment (LTCCE) at the International Rice Research Institute (IRRI) sets the global record
THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Sunday that it will lower the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice to P43 per kilo from P45 starting July 1.
Source: Agro Spectrum India. Vietnam continues to dominate the Philippines’ rice import market, accounting for nearly 90 per cent of the country’s rice shipments. Despite
By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA Integrated News The National Food Authority (NFA) is set to ship some 35,000 bags of rice from San Jose, Oriental Mindoro to Cebu, where they will
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