MANILA: The Philippines plans to broadly extend its ban on rice imports until April to support farmers in the world’s biggest buyer of the grain, a move that’s likely to put further pressure on global prices. The Southeast Asian nation will only allow inbound shipments for about a month in January, when it needs to […]
By: Gabriel Pabico Lalu MANILA, Philippines — At least one million rice farmers will get a P7,000 cash aid under the proposed 2026 national budget to ensure that the agricultural sector will thrive, House Speaker Faustino “Bojie” Dy III said on Monday. Dy said this during the joint hearing of the House committee on agriculture […]
By April Grace R. Padilla ILOILO CITY (PIA) — The Department of Agriculture (DA) in Western Visayas is looking at the “corn after rice” mechanism as a means to increase farmers’ yields and income in the Visayas. During a press conference held as part of the 18th National Corn Congress-Visayas Cluster in Iloilo City recently, […]
Jasper Emmanuel Arcalas – The Philippine Star MANILA, Philippines — Vietnam rice export prices continued to drop as the Philippines, its largest market for the grain, extended an import ban by another month, with the possibility of lasting until the end of the year. The United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) observed that bearishness […]
By Kenneth Christiane L. Basilio The Philippines will implement a one-month rice import window in January next year and reimpose a halt from February to April, as the government extends its rice import ban until end-2025, its Agriculture chief said on Monday, in a plan “more or less” approved by President Ferdinand R. Marcos, Jr. […]
By VNA The Philippine Department of Agriculture said on Thursday that the Marcos administration had ramped up agricultural support and expanded the harvest area of paddy to drive the country’s rice production to a record high in the first half of this year. According to newly released data from the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA), the […]
In the Philippines, where rice is a staple food eaten daily by most households, Vitamin A deficiency continues to affect children’s health. This deficiency can lead to blindness, stunted growth and higher rates of illness. To combat this, researchers and development partners are fighting malnutrition in the Philippines with biofortified rice. Also known as Golden […]
By: Ted C. Mendoza The decline in the price of palay (unmilled rice) is a serious issue faced by our farmers. Currently, the price of palay is only ₱8/kg, resulting in a massive loss of income for farmers—amounting to over ₱250 billion. This is four times greater than the damage caused by the Super Typhoon […]
The National Food Authority (NFA) has mobilized truckloads of rice to storm‑ravaged Masbate—one of multiple relief measures ordered by Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr.—to alleviate the suffering of tens of thousands of families hit by Severe Tropical Storm Opong over the weekend. “For one month in Masbate, starting Tuesday, we will be selling […]
By Giselle P. Jordan and Niña Myka Pauline Arceo AN ongoing two-month suspension of rice imports will be extended by at least 30 days as the government moves to shore up palay buying prices, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. said on Monday. “I met with the President last week. It was decided that our […]
