The Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) expects a faster inflation rate in September 2025 following the 1.5 percent registered in August.
The BSP said in...
MANILA, Philippines—Unicapital expects the Philippine economy to end 2025 on a strong note, citing macroeconomic tailwinds despite external risks.
The brokerage firm said in a...
Department of Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel confirmed that the government allocated P18 billion for the rollout of the P20-per-kilogram rice program in 2026,...
Gov’t monitoring retailers for price spikes, hoarding
The Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG) announced that 1,350 local government units (LGUs) have reactivated...
Agriculture officials are calling for the restoration of key regulatory powers to the National Food Authority (NFA), saying the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) curtailed...
To hasten efforts in lowering rice prices and easing the financial burden on Filipino consumers, Quezon Rep. Mark Enverga—one of the chairmen of the...
House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday urged candidates in the 2025 midterm elections to prioritize rice affordability, stressing that while recent government measures have...
Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte joins Trade and Industry Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. during their price monitoring...
… with Philippine agriculture in disarray, the UMIC goal is meaningless.
The Philippines should abandon for the moment its dream of achieving an upper middle-income...
National Security Adviser Eduardo Año backed the looming declaration of a food security emergency to address the rising costs of rice in the country,...
