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Group urges farmers to seek rice safeguard

The Federation of Philippine Industries urged farmers to file a petition to the national government to subject rice imports to safeguard measures as a...

Imee slams PITC plan to import more rice

Senator Imee Marcos has denounced the plan of the Philippine International Trading Corpo. to import rice in behalf of local fastfood chains, grocery stores,...

Haste

"These are laws rushed in reaction to events or sad experiences."     Trite though the saying goes, “haste makes waste,” it is apropos to look back...

Group seeking probe of rice undervaluation

The Federation of Free Farmers urged the government to immediately investigate the apparent undervaluation of and the wrong application of tariff rates on rice...

PCCI seeks lower cost of rice imports

Members of the Philippine Chamber of Commerce and Industry will recommend a lower importation cost of rice to stabilize prices and make the staple...

Big business groups back law liberalizing rice imports

The Philippine business community  supported the efforts of Agriculture Secretary William Dar to effectively implement the Rice Tariffication Law to protect palay farmers and...

WTO starts probe on PH rice imports

The World Trade Organization initiated a preliminary safeguard investigation on rice as requested by the Philippines. Initiated by the Agriculture Department, the WTO investigation started...

‘New thinking’ key to lifting agriculture

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Villar seeks audit of funds for farmers

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Balance

"This is what we need to achieve."     It has been reported by even international grains agencies that the Philippines is well on its way to...

DA readying measures to cushion influx of rice imports

The Department of Agriculture and its attached agencies are drafting several measures to help cushion the adverse effect of cheap imported rice to farmers. Agriculture...

PITC offers to import 3m bags of rice

PHILIPPINE International Trading Corp., an attached agency of the Trade Department, proposed to import up to 150,000 metric tons or 3 million bags of...

Rice imports seen to tame inflation rate

The Philippines, at last, is finding the solution to rice shortage and higher prices. President Rodrigo Duterte in his third State of the Nation...

Lack of coordination hurting rice imports

President Rodrigro Duterte’s call to traders to help boost the rice buffer stock of the National Food Authority to provide consumers continuous access to...
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