By GMA Integrated News. Rice importers from the Philippines have delayed purchases of around 350,000 metric tons of Vietnamese rice, according to a report by international news agency Reuters. The report, which was cited by ”24 Oras Weekend” on Saturday, said traders are currently renegotiating agreements after Vietnamese rice prices saw a “steep decline” in […]
By: Kurt Dela Peña – Content Researcher Writer. MANILA, Philippines—With over 17 million poor households in the Philippines, an economist pointed out that the price of rice has to be brought down after increasing from P38 per kilo in the first months of 2022. Based on data from the Department of Agriculture (DA), the price […]
The survey results also showed that 58 percent believed the solutions provided by the government to control inflation were insufficient. Philippine Daily Inquirer. MANILA – The majority of Filipinos said that of the food items they bought in the last quarter of 2024, rice per kilo posted the highest increase and the government did not […]
By Vietnam News Agency. The Philippines’ Department of Agriculture (DA) has declared a food security emergency for rice in response to a sharp increase in domestic rice prices. The declaration, issued on February 3, empowers the National Food Authority (NFA) to release rice buffer stocks, aiming to stabilize prices and ensure the continued availability of […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News. Rice prices in the Philippines continued their downtrend in the first month of 2025, with the inflation rate for the grain staple contracting for the first time in nearly four years, amid a trend of declining global prices and a reduction in rice tariffs mid-last year. At a press […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Losses of up to P2.25 billion will be absorbed by the government due to the sale of subsidized rice in the market during the state of food security emergency, but officials maintained the measure is necessary to influence prevailing retail prices that have remained exorbitant. […]
By JON VIKTOR D. CABUENAS, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Tuesday announced a downward adjustment in the maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice, as the agency seeks to reduce this even further moving forward. According to DA assistant secertary Arnel de Mesa, the MSRP will be P55 per kilogram […]
MANILA (Reuters) – The Philippines, among the world’s largest rice importers, declared on Monday a food security emergency to bring down the cost of rice, which it said has stayed elevated despite lower global prices and a reduction in rice tariffs last year. The declaration, which was widely expected, will allow the government to release […]
By Wilnard Bacelonia. MANILA – Senate President Francis Escudero on Monday voiced support for the Department of Agriculture’s (DA) plan to declare a national food security emergency, emphasizing the need to lower rice prices as a means to address inflation. “We must do everything we can to lower the price of rice which, to a […]
PNA MANILA – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Monday lauded the South Korean government for its support in the country’s recovery from the onslaught of Severe Tropical Storm Kristine last year with rice donations to Filipinos. In a statement, the DA chief said the rice donation would cover the needs of affected residents […]
