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Administration lawmakers approved on third and final reading on Tuesday the measure amending provisions of the Rice Tariffication Law in the hope of substantially bringing down the price of rice in the retail market.

THE government should have explored other options for importation to obtain buffer stock, according to an economist. Roehlano Briones, a senior research fellow at the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), issued the statement after the House of Representatives approved Tuesday the bill that seeks to amend the Rice Tariffication…

The Department of Agriculture defended yesterday the decision of the government to sell rice at P29 per kilo at Kadiwa outlets, saying it aims to benefit the poor.

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Upon the resumption of session on Monday, Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez announced plans to lead an investigation into the “growing disparity” between farmgate and retail prices of essential commodities. Romualdez also called for the implementation of a review process that seeks to identify and rectify any loopholes that could…

In a bid to set a world record, more than 300 pork-based dishes will be showcased at the Hog Festival this March in Quezon City and Marikina, Bernadette Reyes reported on 24 Oras on Thursday. 

NOTING growing public concerns over a looming shortage of water during the El Niño dry months, Senator Grace Poe said they will hold the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System (MWSS) to its word in its assurance of readiness to deal with the matter.  Poe, chairperson of the Senate Committee on Public…

THE Philippines is mulling over requiring rice importers to post a bond amounting to at least 10 percent of their import value to ensure that they will bring in their approved volumes amid non-utilization of import clearances. Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. disclosed on Tuesday that the Department of…

The Department of Agriculture (DA) must “blacklist” rice importers who are not using their approved sanitary and phytosanitary import clearances (SPSICs), the Samahang Industriya ng Agrikultura (Sinag) said over the weekend. “Those importers given permits but cannot deliver [to import]should be blacklisted and charged for holding the country at bay…

THE volume of rice imports as of mid-November went down by 16.7 percent compared to the same period last year, the Department of Agriculture (DA) reported.