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PBBM extends rice tariffs, forms group to stabilize prices

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has signed Executive Order No. 105, extending the reduced 15 percent tariff on imported rice until the year end, December...

DA eyes tariff cut on rice imports by September as palay prices hit new low

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is looking to suspend tariffs on imported rice as early as September 2025 to help stabilize local prices and...

Marcos weighs rice import suspension, tariff hike amid price slump

The steep decline in palay prices, despite record-high production, has prompted President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to consider suspending rice importation and raising import tariffs...

Suspend purchase, increase tariffs of imported rice—DA

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is recommending an increase in tariffs on imported rice and a temporary suspension of all rice importation to shield...

DA proposes higher rice tariffs, provisional ban on imports—Palace

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is recommending an increase in tariffs on imported rice and a temporary suspension of all rice importation to shield...

Where do we go from here?

"We ended our reunion after more than three hours, happy we are still around, yet with the sinking feeling that the future would be...

NEDA defends rice tariff cut, commits to food security

The National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA) on Monday defended the reduction in rice tariffs, saying the move aims to balance affordability for consumers...

Speaker cites Recto for reducing rice tariffs to cut prices of staple

Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez on Wednesday expressed his gratitude to Finance Secretary Ralph Recto for fulfilling their agreement to reduce rice tariffs, a...

Farmers hit lower tariffs

NEDA move to lead to higher rice prices, group warns Farmers are up in arms over the government’s decision to extend lower tariffs on rice...

Speaker: Rice tariffs to aid farmers

The President’s directive to use excess rice tariff collections to help farmers will not only ensure a stable supply of the grain at affordable...

Pangilinan: Lower tariffs to further burden farmers

Lowering rice tariffs will further Filipino farmers, Senator Francis Pangilinan said Monday. “Our farmers will bear the brunt of this order. They are already hard-pressed...
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