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Next rice harvest likely stronger—DA

Rising farmgate palay prices boost farmer confidence and support planting for the next cropping cycle, signaling a stronger rice harvest this dry season, the...

Marcos extends rice import ban to year-end to lift palay prices

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has approved the extension of the rice import ban until the end of the year to help stabilize farmgate prices...

DA steps up inspections to enforce P43 rice price cap

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is intensifying market inspections to ensure that the P43-per-kilo maximum suggested retail price (MSRP) for imported rice is strictly...

Pangilinan slams unfair palay prices, urges purchase EO

Senator Francis Pangilinan on Sunday urged Malacañang to issue an executive order setting a floor price for palay, or unmilled rice, in all government...

Dy announces P7k cash aid for farmers

SPEAKER Faustino Dy III on Monday announced that one million rice farmers will each receive ₱7,000 in direct cash assistance under the 2026 national...

Economists slam rice import ban, tariff hike

The Foundation for Economic Freedom (FEF) said Monday it strongly opposes the rice import ban and the Department of Agriculture's (DA) plan to raise...

Filipino rice farmers threaten mass protests over ‘plummeting’ prices

The Philippines' 2.5 million rice farmers are threatening mass protests over what they call the administration's failure to address "plummeting" rice prices, which they...

Marcos extends rice import ban

President Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. has ordered the extension of the rice import ban, which covers the period from September 1 to November 2,...

DA seeks NBI assistance on farmer’s suicide online claims

The Department of Agriculture (DA) has sought the National Bureau of Investigation’s (NBI) assistance in verifying social media claims that at least three farmers...

Palay prices increase to an average of nearly P20 a kilo

The dry season bodes well for Filipino rice farmers as prices of palay continue to increase to an average of nearly P20 per kilogram...

Rice tariff law stays­–Rody

President Rodrigo Duterte has apologized to rice farmers over the drop in palay prices but said he is not keen on repealing the Rice...

Palawan farmers to ‘run for a cause’ as palay prices dip

A farm tourism destination in Puerto Princesa City, Palawan is organizing a “run for a cause” to help farmers suffering over plummeting palay prices,...

Rice millers claim imports hurt them, too

Cauayan City—Like farmers who are currently suffering from low farmgate prices of unmilled rice or “palay,” rice millers are also victims of imported rice...

Raise buying price for palay, NFA told

A militant legislator on Saturday urged the National Food Authority to raise its buying price for palay to P20 per kilo from the present...
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