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DA predicts further decline in rice prices

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) foresees a decrease in the price of rice across the country with the strengthening of the peso and the...

Quinta Comm steps up drive to lower rice prices—Enverga

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...

‘Lower rice prices’ — Speaker

House Speaker Martin Romualdez on Friday urged candidates in the 2025 midterm elections to prioritize rice affordability, stressing that while recent government measures have...

Rice prices drop at QC market

Quezon City Mayor Joy Belmonte joins Trade and Industry Secretary Ma. Cristina Roque and Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. during their price monitoring...

Rice prices post decline in January

Retail prices of rice in the local market declined modestly in January, the first time in nearly four years the staple commodity’s prices went...

Food security crisis belies PH economic aspiration

… 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...

NSA backs food security emergency

National Security Adviser Eduardo Año backed the looming declaration of a food security emergency to address the rising costs of rice in the country,...

DA, DTI exploring solutions to reduce rice prices

The Department of Agriculture (DA) and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) agreed to sign a memorandum of agreement to explore “innovative solutions”...

DA chief backs declaration of rice emergency

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. expressed support for a proposed rice emergency declaration, which would address persistently high rice prices. He pointed out that...

DA: We’re powerless vs. rice profiteers; House leader: Not true

The Department of Agriculture said the regulatory powers of the National Food Authority must be restored to allow it to regulate rice traders and...

Low price rice

The Department of Agriculture says its P40-per kilo "Rice for All" program is a hit at the Kamuning Market in Quezon City, and is...

Lawmakers probe high food prices

Lawmakers have sought clarifications on why rice prices remain high in the market despite tariff cuts made by the government.  Earlier, Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu...

DA to meet heads of Metro markets on high rice prices

The Department of Agriculture (DA) will convene a meeting next week with top executives of major Metro Manila markets to investigate the ongoing high...

Rice prices to decline by as much as P7/kilo in January—Agri chief

The Marcos administration forecasts significant rollbacks in the retail prices of rice, amid the domestic harvest season and an overall softening in the Southeast...
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