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House sets plenary debates on amendments to Rice Tariffication Law this week

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

House panel okays changes in rice tariffication law

The House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture on Tuesday approved the proposed amendments to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) that aim to bring down...

Romualdez’s bid for cheaper rice

“The fate of millions hangs in the balance, suspended between the promise of a brighter tomorrow and the specter of disillusionment” IN THE tangled thicket...

DA backs House move on rice tariffication law

The proposal to restore the National Food Authority’s (NFA’s) mandate to purchase and sell rice at affordable prices is supported by the Department of...

Speaker pushes for amending rice law to bring down prices

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Tuesday said the House of Representatives is working on changes in the Rice Tariffication Law to bring down...

DA starts full audit on NFA’s rice deal practices

The Department of Agriculture is launching a full audit of the National Food Authority’s rice management practices following the controversial sale of 75,000 bags...

NFA hiking palay buying price

To P22-23/kilo in time for wet season cropping, to boost buffer stocks The National Food Authority (NFA) is poised to raise the price at which...

Farmers say gov’t zero-tariff plan for imported rice ‘ill-timed, a farce’

The country’s biggest farmers union says the government’s plan to floor tariffs on imported rice to zero percent is ill-timed, given the wet season...

Senator Villar excited over WB recognition of PH’s Rice Tariffication Law

Senator Cynthia Villar exalts over the recognition given by the World Bank to the Rice Tariffication Law (RTL) or Republic Act No. 11203 as...

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 Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr.’s...

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 on rice imports in...

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 under the Rice Tariffication...

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 on the financial performance...

Rice 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 2020 under the Rice...
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