By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines – The National Food Authority (NFA) has introduced stricter rules on buying palay (unmilled rice) from local farmers. These are meant to address claims that traders are taking advantage of this procurement process. In a Zoom interview on Thursday, NFA Administrator Larry Lacson said on Thursday the […]
By SHERYLIN UNTALAN, GMA Integrated News The National Food Authority (NFA) is urging lawmakers to support a proposed bill that will restore its regulatory and market intervention functions—powers that agency officials say are critical to stabilizing rice prices, protecting farmers, and securing the nation’s food supply. Speaking at the Bagong Pilipinas public briefing, NFA Administrator […]
By: Carla Gomez BACOLOD CITY — The sale of rice at P20 a kilo in Negros Occidental under the Bigasan ng Bayan program kicked off in Pulupandan town on Tuesday, June 24. The program benefited 500 residents from vulnerable sectors, who were able to purchase a maximum of P5 kilos of rice each. It was […]
Author: DA Press Office Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said Monday the Department of Agriculture (DA) is delaying a plan to reduce the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) of imported rice next month, citing growing volatility in global markets sparked by escalating conflict in the Middle East. The DA had previously planned to […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — The government must allocate at least one percent of the rice industry’s gross value added (GVA) to research and development (R&D) to boost yield and improve overall supply of the staple, a new study recommended. A policy brief by the Philippine Rice Research Institute (PhilRice) […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines – Expectations of a better rice harvest slowed down the arrival of imports into the country, government data showed. Data from the Bureau of Plant Industry showed that overseas rice purchases totaled 2.002 million metric tons (MT) as of June 12. This volume represented a 14.4-percent drop […]
By: Jordeene B. Lagare – Reporter MANILA, Philippines — The Department of Agriculture (DA) is delaying the reduction of the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice next month. This is in light of the escalating tensions in the Middle East. “We’ll likely delay the rollout by a month or two to gain a […]
Maria Bernadette Romero, Jason Mago The Department of Agriculture (DA) is optimistic that the country’s farm output will post stronger growth in the second quarter of 2025, banking on improved weather conditions and intensified government interventions to drive rice and corn production — the backbone of the agriculture sector. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. […]
By Jerome Carlo Paunan MANILA, (PIA)—President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. defended his administration’s P20 rice program as sustainable without permanent subsidies, citing record-breaking harvests and plans to achieve food security through increased domestic production and farmer support. During the second episode of the BBM podcast, Marcos expressed confidence the government can maintain affordable rice prices […]
by Editha Z. Caduaya. New Hybrid Rice Demonstration Farm in Davao de Oro DAVAO CITY (June 20) -A major initiative to increase rice yields recently kicked off in Davao de Oro province. The Provincial Government, through its Agriculture Office, launched a Provincial Rice Technology Forum for the 2025 wet cropping season by opening a 25-hectare […]
