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Gov’t vows to further cut rice prices to tame inflation

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday committed to further reducing rice prices following the release of inflation data showing the benefits of lower rice costs for impoverished Filipinos. The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched on Thursday the Rice-for-All program across Metro Manila, offering rice at P40 per kilogram under the KADIWA ng Pangulo initiative. “If international rice prices keep falling, the peso remains stable, and tariffs stay low, well-milled...

Rice wastage could feed 2.8m Filipinos annually—Tiu-Laurel

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday reiterated calls to reduce...

Filminera, PhilGold achieve landmark 6-year safety record in Masbate mine

Filminera Resources Corp. and Phil. Gold Processing & Refining Corp., along with...

New URC flour mill to boost food security

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Universal Robina Corp.’s (URC) P5.4-billion investment...

Marcos inaugurates greenhouse facility funded by S. Korea

President Ferdinand Marcos, Jr. and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel, Jr. led...

DTI-backed pili nut companies in Bicol stand out in European food fair

The Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) reported that Bicol-based pili nut...

Gov’t vows to further cut rice prices to tame inflation

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Thursday committed to further reducing rice prices following the release of inflation data showing the benefits of lower rice costs for impoverished Filipinos. The Department of Agriculture (DA) launched on Thursday the Rice-for-All program across Metro Manila, offering rice at P40 per kilogram under the KADIWA ng Pangulo initiative. “If international rice prices keep falling, the peso remains stable, and tariffs stay low, well-milled...

Rice wastage could feed 2.8m Filipinos annually—Tiu-Laurel

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday reiterated calls to reduce...

Filminera, PhilGold achieve landmark 6-year safety record in Masbate mine

Filminera Resources Corp. and Phil. Gold Processing & Refining Corp., along with...

New URC flour mill to boost food security

The Department of Agriculture (DA) said Universal Robina Corp.’s (URC) P5.4-billion investment...

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