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State-run Land Bank of the Philippines said Thursday it has released P1.51 billion in loans to rice farmers under its Rice Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ERCA-RCEF).
Socioeconomic Planning Secretary Karl Kendrick Chua (File photo) MANILA - The government has taken steps to address the inflationary pressures brought about by the Russia-Ukraine conflict, the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) said. The Philippine Statistics Authority reported Tuesday that headline inflation increased to 4 percent in March 2022 from 3 percent in the previous month. The reported inflation rate is in line with the median analyst forecast of 4 percent and is within the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas' forecast range of 3.3 to 4.1 percent. The year-to-date inflati...
THE government is already doing its utmost in terms of implementing economic policy to cushion the impact of high commodity prices on the lives and livelihoods of Filipinos, according to the National Economic and Development Authority (Neda). On Tuesday, the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) reported that inflation averaged 4 percent…
The Department of Agriculture has issued the implementing guidelines for the distribution of fertilizer discount vouchers for corn and cassava farmers under the National Corn Program.
More than 158,000 corn farmers and fisherfolk affected by the increasing prices of oil products will benefit from the P1.1 billion fuel subsidy from the national government, the Department of Agriculture (DA) said on Thursday, March 24. According to DA Assistant Secretary Noel Reyes, a total of 158