DBM releases P29.5B during PBBM admin’s first 100 days
The Department of Budget and Management (DBM) has released around P29.5 billion worth of assistance to various beneficiaries in President ...
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63% of Pinoys back repeal of rice tariffs, says survey
A majority of Filipinos support the repeal of the Rice Tariffication Law (Republic Act No. 11203), which removed quantitative restrictions ...
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State banks give cash aid under rice tariff law
Land Bank of the Philippines and Development Bank of the Philippines facilitated the distribution of over P8.2 billion to farmers ...
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Farmers group refutes NFA’s rice tariff claims
The Federation of Free Farmers downplayed the Department of Finance’s statement on the beneficial effects of the Rice Tariffication Law ...
Read moreRice Tariffication Law enabled NFA to cut losses by 38% to P9.6b in 2021
The National Food Authority reduced its net loss by 38 percent to P9.6 billion in 2021 from P15.44 billion in ...
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Customs collects P18.9-b rice tariff
The Bureau of Customs collected P18.9 billion in duties from rice imports in 2021, up 22 percent from P15.5 billion ...
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House approves excess rice tariff cash to farmers
The House of Representatives on Wednesday overwhelmingly approved on final reading a proposal authorizing the Department of Agriculture (DA) to ...
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Solon sees rice price spiking as Vietnam’s supply dwindles
A House leader has warned against possible rice price increases over the coming months as Vietnam, the country’s main source ...
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Villar thanks President for lauding 3 agriculture laws as highlights
Senator Cynthia Villar is thankful after President Rodrigo Roa Duterte, in his final State of the Nation Address on July ...
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Rice farmers can benefit from this support system
"This program can serve as a model for other LGUs." We wrote recently about the Palay Price Support Program ...
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