Philippines rice imports are forecast to hit a record level of 4.2 million metric tons (MT) in 2025 on continued growth in consumption.
The Philippines...
A majority of Filipinos support the repeal of the Rice Tariffication Law (Republic Act No. 11203), which removed quantitative restrictions on rice imports in...
The Department of Finance said the Rice Tariffication Law was among the game changing reforms in 2019.
The law imposed a farmer protection tariffs on...
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said tariffs in excess of P10 billion collected from rice imports and earmarked annually for the Rice Competitiveness Enhancement...
The Federation of Philippine Industries urged farmers to file a petition to the national government to subject rice imports to safeguard measures as a...