By Filane Mikee Cervantes (PNA file photo by Joan Bondoc) MANILA – President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has urged Congress to pass the proposal to amend the Rice
(FILES) President Ferdinand Romualdez Marcos Jr. tries his hand at operating a rice combine harvester, or RCH, during a ceremonial harvesting event and distribution of assistance
Grainy at the moment. While the National Food Authority officials work on sacking the rice sale scam, probe details of which remain undisclosed, workers keep the flow going,
BEING the staple food of most Filipinos, rice is the country’s most important crop. Yet our leaders, from the President to the lawmakers in Congress, seemed clueless on what
(INQUIRER FILE PHOTO / EDWIN BACASMAS) MANILA, Philippines — A proposal seeking amendments to Republic Act No. 11203 or the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) has been approved on
The House Committee on Agriculture and Food approved a substitute bill seeking to amend the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) aimed at stabilizing the price of rice by ensuring
Workers store sacks of local premium rice at a rice mill warehouse in Bocaue, Bulacan on September 8, 2023. MANILA, Philippines — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has agreed to
By GISELLE OMBAY, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Sunday it supports the proposal to restore the National Food Authority (NFA)’s authority to buy
By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA Integrated News The Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) has yet to meet its targets such as lowering production cost and the price of rice, according to a House