New agriculture chief bares strategy to revive local farming
Newly-appointed Agriculture Secretary William Dar announced Tuesday his plan to make the sector more profitable and lift the income of ...
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Dominguez defends rice tariffication law
Finance Secretary Carlos Dominguez III said Thursday there is no need to review the Rice Tariffication Law amid statements from ...
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June inflation softened to 22-month low of 2.7%
Inflation rate in June eased to a 22-month low of 2.7 percent from 3.2 percent in May on continuing softer ...
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Duterte signs EO retaining 5% of deboned poultry meat
President Rodrigo Duterte has signed an executive order retaining the 5-percent tariff of mechanically deboned meat of poultry, documents from ...
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Fitch Ratings affirms credit grade of ‘BBB’
Global debt watcher Fitch Ratings on Friday affirmed the Philippines’ investment grade rating of “BBB,” citing the country’s sustainable economic ...
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NFA tops 4 million bags in palay procurement
The National Food Authority has not let up in its palay procurement, piling up a total of four million bags in ...
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Dominguez envisions PH as economic powerhouse
"S&P Global’s credit rating upgrade of the Philippines by one notch higher is an undeniable tribute to President Duterte’s unwavering ...
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Funds for drought-resistant palay seeds eyed
A lawmaker on Tuesday said the release of P5 billion to farmers late last year will help them brace for ...
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NFA helps 274K families with Tagpuan rice
Even after the signing of the Rice Tariffication Law (RA 11203) last Feb. 14 which revises the mandate of the ...
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