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Pangilinan: Address soil health for rice concerns

Senator Francis Pangilinan on Sunday called for a national soil testing program to help address the country’s rice supply challenges and improve long-term food...

P20-kilo rice for teachers—DA

Public school teachers and other non-teaching personnel are now included in the government’s P20/kilo rice program, officials announced yesterday. They are the latest sector to...

NFA targets P1.43b as 2nd rice auction pushes through

The National Food Authority (NFA) is set to raise more than P1.43 billion from a public auction on December 5 of approximately 1.2 million...

Philippine farm, fisheries output rose 2.8% in third quarter of 2025

The Philippines' agriculture and fisheries sector recorded a 2.8 percent year-on-year increase in the value of production in the third quarter of 2025 on...

DA: Rice prices hold steady amid import ban

Rice prices remain stable in local markets despite the ongoing import ban, but farmgate prices may rise if the restriction continues until December, the...

PBBM: EO to stabilize palay prices

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. said Monday that President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. is set to issue an executive order authorizing emergency government...

Farmers group asks government to restore 35% rice import tariff

The Federation of Free Farmers (FFF) has renewed its call for the government to restore the 35-percent tariff on rice imports to help address...

Group provides 500 bags of rice to Manila flood victims

The Federation of Filipino-Chinese Chambers of Commerce and Industry, Inc. (FFCCCII) and Angelo King Foundation Inc., in cooperation with Paco Filipino Chinese Chamber of...

Rice import suspension seen lifting September inflation above 2%—Manulife

Manulife Investment Management expects the Philippines' September inflation rate to rise above 2 percent on food supply disruptions from recent typhoons and a suspension...

DA eyes 15-day extension of rice importation ban

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) may push for a 15-day extension of the rice importation moratorium, after Agriculture Secretary Francisco Tiu Laurel Jr. reported...

FAO advises Philippines to shift away from rice

A representative from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) has called on Philippine policymakers to promote more diversified and healthier food systems, warning the...

Benteng Bigas program extends to public teachers

Agriculture Secretary Francisco P. Tiu Laurel Jr. on Tuesday said the government’s P20 rice program will soon cover public school teachers and non-teaching personnel,...

DA seeks NFA grain-buying role under new law

The Department of Agriculture (DA) is pressing Congress to restore and broaden the National Food Authority’s (NFA) grain-buying powers, positioning the agency as a...

Speaker lauds inclusion of PUJs, trikes in P20/k rice

SPEAKER Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez lauded the inclusion of jeepney and tricycle drivers among the beneficiaries of the Department of Agriculture’s “Benteng Bigas Meron...
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