By GMA Integrated News National Security Adviser Eduardo Año on Tuesday expressed support over the looming declaration of food security emergency on rice to address the increasing prices of the commodity. In a statement, Año emphasized that the country’s food security is a ”national security interest, adding that it is a major component of the […]
By Giselle P. Jordan. AGRICULTURE Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is optimistic the country can surpass its 2023 record of 20.06 million metric tons (MT) of local palay production this year, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s order to restore the DA’s rice production budget. “We’re now hopeful we could do better than 2023,” Tiu Laurel […]
Jervis Manahan, ABS-CBN News MANILA – Officials of the Department of Agriculture held a surprise inspection at the Trabajo Market in Manila to further ensure compliance to the ‘maximum SRP’ of imported rice that took effect on Monday. They found out that rice retailers are selling up to P65 per kilo, which is way above […]
Author: DA Press Office Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. is optimistic that the Philippines could set another record for palay production this year, following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.’s directive to restore the Department of Agriculture (DA) budget for rice production. “We’re now hopeful we could do better than 2023,” said Secretary Tiu Laurel, […]
Rice prices have experienced a sharp decline, forcing businesses to sell off inventory to curb further loss. Several rice trading companies in the Cai Lay and Cai Be districts of Tien Giang Province in the Mekong Delta have advertised to reduce rice price to clear their warehouses. Tien Giang Province is home to approximately 500 […]
By: Alden M. Monzon – @inquirerdotnet The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) has vowed to intensify price monitoring of basic commodities, including rice, canned goods, and bread, keeping a close eye on both costs as well as supply chain. “In ‘Bagong Pilipinas, empowered consumers are our priority. We ensure this by strengthening the DTI’s […]
By: Ferdinand Patinio. MANILA – The Department of Agriculture (DA) on Saturday clarified that there is no rice supply shortage amid plans to declare a food security emergency. “We just would like reiterate: There is no shortage in the supply of rice in the country,” DA Assistant Secretary Arnel de Mesa stressed at the Saturday […]
By Ruth Abbey Gita-Carlos. MANILA – Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu-Laurel Jr. on Thursday said he would propose the imposition of “hybrid” tariff on rice, as part of the efforts to lower the price of the staple in the country. “I might recommend the hybrid [tariff], na (that on a) certain type of rice, 15 [percent] […]
By LLANESCA T. PANTI, GMA Integrated News The Department of Agriculture (DA) said it is eyeing implementing maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for all rice varieties. That’s according to DA Undersecretary Asis Perez after he was asked by Iloilo Rep. Ferjenel Biron if the P58 per kilo MSRP for premium imported rice can be applied […]
By TED CORDERO, GMA Integrated News. The Department of Agriculture (DA) is reducing further the price of the grain staple being sold at Kadiwa stores under its “Rice-for-All” initiative. In a statement Thursday, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said the price of the 25% broken rice variety sold at Kadiwa stores will be reduced […]
