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DA expects bumper rice harvest this year to surpass 2023 record

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. is optimistic about achieving bumper rice production in 2025, rebounding from last year’s slump and exceeding the previous...

Rice emergency

“Hope is not just a sentiment but a demand: for accountability, equity, and leadership that transforms aspirations into action” What exactly does the Department of...

LandBank supports RTL amendments

State-run Land Bank of the Philippines expressed its full support for the passage of Republic Act No. 11954, amending the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL). The...

Amended Rice Tariffication Law: ‘Timely’ Christmas gift

Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. welcomed the amended Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), effective Dec. 25, 2024, as a timely Christmas gift for millions...

RTL amendment to lower price of rice in the Philippines

Camarines Sur representative Luis Ray Villafuerte expressed optimism on Tuesday regarding the decrease in rice prices following President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.'s signing of Republic...

Salceda: Duterte-era ‘biggest agricultural price manipulation case’ remains unresolved

Murang Pagkain Supercommittee Chairperson and Albay Rep. Joey Salceda called attention to what he described as the "biggest agricultural price manipulation case" in Philippine...

Solon: Amend RTL to lower rice prices by P7/kilo

A Congress leader pushed for the amendment of the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) to pave the way for a P5 to P7 drop in...

Group seeks review of RTL funds meant for farmers’ training

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) asked the Congressional Oversight Committee on Agricultural and Fisheries Modernization (COCAFM) to conduct a comprehensive performance review of...

House, Senate okay of RTL bill seen

Speaker sets eyes on 2025 budget approval The House of Representatives and the Senate are close to an agreement on the amendments to the Rice...

Marcos urges Congress to allow NFA to import, sell rice

President Marcos urged Congress to pass the proposed amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law to allow the National Food Authority to import and sell...

PBBM backs revised Rice Tariffication Law

President Ferdinand Marcos on Thursday assured that he would certify the Rice Tariffication Law as urgent as part of the administration's efforts to combat...

House leaders urge senators to pass changes to rice law

House leaders on Wednesday urged the Senate to help ease the burden on Filipinos grappling with high rice prices by passing the proposed amendments...

Final touches on proposed RTL amendments near House approval

The House of Representatives is poised to approve on third and final reading anytime soon a bill that amends Republic Act (RA) 11203, or...

House to begin plenary debates on rice law amendments

The House of Representatives will begin plenary debates this week on a bill amending the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL), a critical measure aimed at...
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